Francisco de Castro: Localizationism, intelligence and the frontal lobe

Francisco de Castro: Localizationism, intelligence and the frontal lobe

ABSTRACT This article addresses the largely unknown legacy of Francisco de Castro regarding the neurological sciences. His essay "Psychogenic Cortical Centers", written in 1881 for his admission to the Imperial Academy of Medicine in Rio de Janeiro, is a refined appreciation of the theory...

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Main Authors: Pedro Sudbrack Oliveira, Eliasz Engelhardt, Marleide da Mota Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
Francisco de Castro
localizacionismo
funções corticais
lobo frontal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642017000300301&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT This article addresses the largely unknown legacy of Francisco de Castro regarding the neurological sciences. His essay "Psychogenic Cortical Centers", written in 1881 for his admission to the Imperial Academy of Medicine in Rio de Janeiro, is a refined appreciation of the theory of localized cortical functions that was in evidence in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century.
ISSN:1980-5764

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