An essay concerning human understanding: How the cerebri anatome of Thomas Willis influenced John Locke

Neurosurgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 567-575

  Lega, Bradley C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circle of Willis; Descartes; Locke; Oxford; Willis

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; COMPREHENSION; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; NEUROANATOMY; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRAIN; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; COMPREHENSION; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MANUSCRIPTS, MEDICAL; NEUROANATOMY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PORTRAITS;

EID: 33747193852     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000197489.17675.C6     Document Type: Review

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