"Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding"

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Source: Thomas Willis (1685). “The London Practice of Physick, Or The Whole Practical Part of Physick”, p.490

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Thomas Willis

Physician and Anatomist

Thomas Willis was a pioneering English physician known for his foundational contributions to neurology and anatomy, particularly through his work 'Cerebri Anatome'.

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