Beyond the pineal gland assumption: A neuroanatomical appraisal of dualism in Descartes' philosophy

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1661-1670

  Berhouma, Moncef ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Dualism; Neuroanatomy; Pineal gland; Ren Descartes; Seat of soul; Soul; Soul body union

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MEMORY; METAPHYSICS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PINEAL BODY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELF CONCEPT; THEOLOGY; THEORY OF MIND;

DUALISM; NEUROANATOMY; PINEAL GLAND; RENÉ DESCARTES; SEAT OF SOUL; SOUL; SOUL-BODY UNION;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE; METAPHYSICS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 84887621444     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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