[History of the cerebral ventricles]
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[History of the cerebral ventricles]
Abstract
Along the centuries, the cerebral ventricles were thought by Ancient anatomists to be involved in rational judgement, imagination, and memory. The role played by the cerebral cortex in these functions was only identified during the XIX(th) century.
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