title: [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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Faculté de Médecine. 3, rue des Louvels, 80036 Amiens Cedex 1.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Foulon
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Histoire des ventricules cérébraux.