Neurological Concepts in Ancient Greek Medicine

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  • Neurological Concepts in Ancient Greek Medicine Book Detail

  • Author : Thomas M Walshe, III
  • Release Date : 2016-01-05
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Medical
  • Pages : 225
  • ISBN 13 : 0190218576
  • File Size : 32,32 MB
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Neurological Concepts in Ancient Greek Medicine by Thomas M Walshe, III PDF Summary

Book Description: Neurological history claims its earliest origins in the 17th century with Thomas Willis's publication of Anatomy of the Brain, coming fully into fruition as a field in the late 1850s as medical technology and advancements allowed for in depth study of the brain. However, many of the foundations in neurology can find the seed of their beginning to a time much earlier than that, to ancient Greece in fact. Neurological Concepts in Ancient Greek Medicine is a collection of essays exploring neurological ideas between the Archaic and Hellenistic eras. These essays also provide historic, intellectual, and cultural context to ancient Greek medical practice and emphasizing the interest in the brain of the early physicians. This book describes source material that is over 2,500 years old and reveals the observational skills of ancient physicians. It provides complete translations of two historic Hippocratic texts: On the Sacred Diseases and On the Wounds of the Head. The book also discusses the Hippocratic Oath and the modern applications of its meaning. Dr. Walshe connects this ancient history, usually buried in medical histories, and shows the ancient Greek notions that are the precursors of our understanding of the brain and nervous system.

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On the Sacred Disease

On the Sacred Disease

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It is thus with regard to the disease called Sacred: it appears to me to be nowise more divine nor more sacred than other diseases, but has a natural cause from

Galen on the Brain

Galen on the Brain

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Galen's account of the brain is arguably one of the best examples of the apogee of Greek anatomical science, and is an intellectual achievement unmatched until