Descartes Thought The Pineal Gland Was "The Seat Of The Soul" – And Some People Still Do
Descartes Thought The Pineal Gland Was "The Seat Of The Soul" – And Some People Still DoSmack bang in the middle of your brain sits a tiny structure called the pineal gland, which has puzzled neuroscientists and philosophers for centuries. Among those to speculate on the role of this little blob was one René Descartes, whose suggestion that the soul sits within it kickstarted one of the most...