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...more weirdly named for the objects their shapes suggested to ancient anatomists, e.g., amygdala (almond), torcular Herophili (wine press of Herophilus), hippocampus (sea horse), mammillary body (little breast, or nipple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Unmasking the Brain | 4/4/1960 | See Source »

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