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    Alcmaeon of Croton was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BC who is considered one of the first to recognize the brain as the center of sensation and source of intelligence. He proposed that the brain, not the heart, was the seat of thought, sensation and understanding. Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and brain, seeking to understand cognition and behavior from molecular to systems levels. Henry Molaison, also known as Patient H.M., underwent surgery to remove parts of his hippocampus that left him with anterograde amnesia, unable to form new memories, revealing the importance of the hippocampus in memory formation. Language function is primarily located in the left hemisphere for most individuals.

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    Alcmaeon of Croton was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BC who is considered one of the first to recognize the brain as the center of sensation and source of intelligence. He proposed that the brain, not the heart, was the seat of thought, sensation and understanding. Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and brain, seeking to understand cognition and behavior from molecular to systems levels. Henry Molaison, also known as Patient H.M., underwent surgery to remove parts of his hippocampus that left him with anterograde amnesia, unable to form new memories, revealing the importance of the hippocampus in memory formation. Language function is primarily located in the left hemisphere for most individuals.

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    Alcmaeon of Croton was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BC who is considered one of the first to recognize the brain as the center of sensation and source of intelligence. He proposed that the brain, not the heart, was the seat of thought, sensation and understanding. Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and brain, seeking to understand cognition and behavior from molecular to systems levels. Henry Molaison, also known as Patient H.M., underwent surgery to remove parts of his hippocampus that left him with anterograde amnesia, unable to form new memories, revealing the importance of the hippocampus in memory formation. Language function is primarily located in the left hemisphere for most individuals.

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    ALCMAEON OF CROTON

    (500 BC)
    Brain as the site of sensation
    • Mammals have large brains for their body size--larger than most
    members of other vertebrate groups.
    • Almost 2% of body mass but consumes almost 20% of your energy
    and this can happen while resting too.
    Neuroscience??
    Neuroscience is a study devoted to understanding the nervous
    system and its core component, the brain. This investigation can
    occur at multiple levels, from molecular synapses and cellular
    networks to cognition and behavior.
    • Henry Molaison, or Patient H.M., is a famous case study in psychology that
    revealed how new memories are formed. He underwent a surgery to remove
    parts of his hippocampus to treat his epilepsy, but he developed anterograde
    amnesia as a result. He could not form new explicit memories, but he retained
    some implicit memory abilities. His case showed the importance of the
    hippocampus in memory formation
    Language is primarily a left hemisphere activity
    for most individuals

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