According to Descartes, the brain controlled behavior by:

a. Directing spirit fluid through nerves, thereby inflating the muscles
b. Tilting the spinal cord like a joystick
c. Bending energy from an outside light source
d. Actively directing the pineal gland to inflate and deflate


A

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