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Ian Waterman

Definition

suffered a rare autoimmune reaction to a flu-like virus that attacked the sensory neurons from his neck down. He lost his ability to understand where his body was in space. He could not physically do anything because he was not receiving signals from the neurons in his muscles and joints

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lesion method

Definition

the technique of destroying tissues to determine their functions

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Herophilus

Definition

"Father of anatomy"-- believed that the ventricles (sacs of fluid in the middle of our brains) were the seat of intelligence