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audie

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Aristotle argued that
 
  A) the brain is the seat of thought, but not emotion.
  B) the brain serves to cool the passions of the heart.
  C) the brain is the seat of emotion, but not thought.
  D) the brain routes sensory information to the heart.
  E) injury to the brain alters emotion and thought.

Question 2

Which of the following philosophers/scientists attributed thought and emotion to the brain?
 
  A) Aristotle
  B) Galen
  C) Hippocrates
  D) Plato
  E) Mller



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B
Rationale: Aristotle argued that the brain serves to cool the passions of the heart.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Rationale: Hippocrates attributed thought and emotion to the brain.



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