Among the objects of scientific research, which have always aroused burning interest among scientists, was the person himself, especially his psyche. Its various manifestations came to the attention of scientists long before researchers realized that they were connected with the brain. Despite the early interest and constant attention to various manifestations of mental activity, at first this line of research developed extremely slowly. It was only 100-150 years ago that the first major discoveries were made and methods were invented for studying the central nervous system. The slow development of brain science should not be surprising. The brain is the highest form of organized matter. There is nothing more complicated on planet Earth. In addition, an unusual situation arose - the brain had to know itself. Not surprisingly, researchers are constantly confronted with intractable problems. Often the difficulties in studying the brain seemed absolutely insurmountable, and scientists gave up. This is how the myth arose about the unknowability of the functions of the human brain, about the impossibility of understanding the mechanisms that control mental processes.
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