Hippocrates vs. Neuroscience: A comparison between Hippocrates' theory of four humors and todays knowledge of neuroscience.

According to Hippocrates, four internal liquids, called humors were responsible for the health and mental stability of every individual. These liquids were blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm. According to Hippocrates when these fluids were in balance, the human body and mind perform in perfect harmony. But when there was an imbalance in these fluids, the dominant one creates an overload of temperament. This was known as the theory of the four humors. However, …showed first 75 words of 236 total…

…showed last 75 words of 236 total…not forget that at the time when he said this, there were limited resources and tools available for use. It is only after the microscope was invented that we discovered the neuron for the first time. In a way Hippocrates was correct when he connected that mood and behavior were influenced by substances in the body; however he specified the wrong substances. This is the reason why we refute his theory of the four humors.