Descartes believed that voluntary behaviours or the ‘rational soul' was located at the pineal gland because…
a) surgical removal of this gland in animals left them in a vegetative state
b) writings left by the ancient Greeks documented the importance of this gland in their studies
c) of its anatomical position in the brain (its unitary nature)
d) the pineal glands of criminals tended to be smaller than that of law abiding
people
e) the pineal gland is a bilateral structure, which relates to mind (right pineal) and soul (left pineal)
Answer: C
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