PS267 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neurology, Behaviorism, Frontal Lobe
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Thomas willis coined the term neurology and became one of the best-known doctors of his time. He was the rst anatomist to link abnormal human behaviours to changed in brain structure. Drew conclusions by treating patients throughout their lives and autopsying them after death. Among the rst to links speci c brain damage to speci c behavioural de cits, and to theorizehow the brain transfers information in what would later be called neuronal conduction. With the help of christopher wren, he created drawings of the human brain that remained the most accurate representations for 200 years. Coined names for a myriad of brain regions. Willis created the term cognitive neuroscience in the back of a taxi on the way to a meeting with scientists joining forces to study how the brain enables the mind. Cognition - the process of knowing + neuroscience - the study of how the nervous system is organised and functions.
