Some Historical Origins of Neurobiology
Authored by Henry Strick van Linschoten Please also refer to our TIMELINE: The historical development of neuroscience relevant to psychotherapy, which displays over 100 key scientific discoveries of relevance to psychotherapy Antiquity Humanity has been interested in ways to impact positively on the mind throughout recorded history, including trying to deal with mental problems with psychoactive substances, insight and talking. Going back to the earliest times, it is known that the Egyptians practised brain surgery. Thinking that the brain was the seat of human intelligence, Hippocrates developed a system for categorising mental disorders. Aristotle further organised the biological knowledge of his day believing [...]