What Mistaken Notion About the Nervous System Persisted from Ancient

question 4

Multiple Choice

 What mistaken notion about the nervous system persisted from ancient times up through the work of some Renaissance thinkers?

• A) The ventricles play a major role in the transmission of messages in the brain.
• B) The heart is the organ of intellect.
• C) Damage to the brain is easily repaired.
• D) The muscular tremors that characterize epilepsy do not originate in the brain.

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