'In Our Time' on the Nervous System

Mind Hacks points us to a great BBC Radio 4 program on the history of our knowledge of the nervous system:

It’s a satisfyingly in-depth discussion that tracks first beliefs about the nervous system from ancient times through the renaissance into the modern age.

Check out the In Our Time episode page, or download the mp3.

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