Glossary H
Glossary H
Hippocampal formation refers to a set of structures of the limbic system centered around the hippocampus includes the hippocampus, dentate gyrus, and subiculum.
Hippocrates was a Greek physician who lived from 460 to 370 B.C. And is often referred to as the Father of medicine. Hippocrates based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and a rational explanation.
Hippocrates refers to a Greek physician who has been honored as the father of medicine and also shared the belief that the brain controlled all senses and movements. He was the first to recognize that paralysis occurred on the side of the body opposite the side of a head injury.Hippocrates based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and a rational explanation. He argued that all mental and physical disorders had natural causes and that treatment of such disorders should consist of such things as rest, proper diet, and exercise. Hippocrates lived from 460 to 370 B.C.
- Hippolyte Bernheim (1840-1919) : Hippolyte Bernheim refers to a member of the Nancy school of hypnotism who believed that anything a highly suggestible patient believed would improve his or her condition would do so.