title: Shakespeare's: his 450 th birth anniversary and his insights into neurology and cognition.
abstract: The works of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest dramatist and poet of the English language, reflect several cultural values of the Western world which are also shared by other cultures. On his 450 th birthday, many of his concepts are admired as descriptions of human feelings and neurological phenomena, demonstrating his insights into what it is today considered cognitive neuroscience.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marleide da Mota
authors.initials: Mda M
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D019336:Cognitive Science / Q000266:history*; D004324:Drama / Q000266:history; D005197:Famous Persons; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*