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Early Greeks

Encephalocentric Theory: Posited that the brain, not the heart, was the center of human consciousness, intelligence, sensation, and emotions.

• Claimed by Hippocrates who lived from 460BCE to 379BCE Cardiocentric Theory: Posited that the heart was the center of human consciousness, intelligence, and emotion.
• Claimed by Aristotle who lived from 384 BCE to 322 BCE Dualism: suggests that mind and body are separate
• Claimed by Plato who lived from 428BCE to 348BCE Monism: suggests that mind and body are one.
• Claimed by Epicurus who lived from 341 BCE to 270 BCE

Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)

Pushed the idea of mind-body dualism (Cartesian Dualism)