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The Mind v the Brain

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The Brain at Autopsy Is a Reservoir

There was debate for a while. aristotle thought it was really the liver and the heart, and the brain was not particularly useful gal. But because the cerebra spinal fluid is clear, that was to be a much better candidate for some of the noble functions of the brain. Now, because the brain at autopsy is really, really hard to work with,. doesn't seem to have much structure. It goes off super quickly, apparently, if you're in ancient greece. I don't know very much about glad gladiator injuries, it's always nice to find that a scientist got a weak spotask anything else about this tni?

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