Galen on the brain : : anatomical knowledge and physiological speculation in the second century AD /

Galen on the brain : : anatomical knowledge and physiological speculation in the second century AD / / Julius Rocca.

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This book is a study of the ways in which Galen sought to establish the brain as the regent part (hegemonikon) of the body, utilising a rigorous anatomical epistemology and an often sophisticated (but perforce limited) set of physiological arguments Part One surveys the medical and philosophical pas...

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Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Studies in ancient medicine, v. 26
:
Rocca, Julius, 1956-
TeilnehmendeR:
Galen.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in ancient medicine ; 26.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 313 pages) :; illustrations.
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • General Introduction: Galen and his time
  • The development of the hegemonic concept: the medical and philosophical background
  • Galen’s methods and materials for the investigation of the brain
  • The exposure and dissection of the brain
  • The anatomy of the ventricular system
  • A methodology of ventricular function
  • The elaboration of psychic pneuma
  • Conclusion
  • The doctrine of ventricular localisation
  • Galenism and the status of the retiform plexus
  • Glossary of Anatomical Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Sources and List of Editions
  • General index
  • Studies in Ancient Medicine.

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