Scientific Program - The Brain and Mind in Greek Philosophy

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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 Hall MC2 (Megaron: The Athens Concert Hall)
09:30-11:10
THE BRAIN AND MIND IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND MYTHOLOGY
 
Chairs: Stavros Baloyannis, Greece; William Theodore, USA
9:30-9:50
The evolving concept of the mind-brain relation from Homer to Galen
Andrew Papanicolaou, USA
9:50-10:10
 Cerebral localization in antiquity
Athena Bazou, Greece
10:10-10:30

Neurology in the eyes of ancient Greek philosophers and the Bible: Concepts about the brain/soul, neurological syndromes, and spiritual therapeutic effects
Dimitrios Karussis, Israel
10:30-10:50
 Anaxagoras on the mind: Nous is infinite and self-ruled
Stavros Baloyannis, Greece
10:50-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-13:00 THE BRAIN AND MIND IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND MYTHOLOGY II
Chair: Despina Moraitou, Greece; Andrew Papanicolaou, USA
11:10-11:30
Niki Papavramidou, Greece
11:30-11:50
Epilepsy in ancient Greek medicine
William Theodore, USA
11:50-12:10 Hippocratic corpus work precepts: Philanthropy and utility in medicine
Christos Yapijakis, Greece 
12:10-12:30
 Morbus Hercules: the role of Heracles in epileptology and Greek and Scythian mythology
Alexey Kholin, Russia
12:30-12:45  Syncope and fainting in the thoughts of Greek classical philosophers 
Manuel A. Sierra-Beltran, Mexico
12:45-13:00
 The brain and mind in Mesopotamia
Homa Ebrahimi, Iran 
13:00-13:45 Lunch Break