According to Descartes, the site in the brain at which the mind and body interact is the
A) pituitary gland.
B) cerebral cortex.
C) lateral geniculate nucleus.
D) pineal body.
E) hypothalamus.

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Descartes believed that the pineal gland (or pineal body) was the principal seat of the soul and the place where all our thoughts are formed. He chose the pineal gland because he believed it to be the only unpaired structure in the brain at his time, and located it in a central position in the brain.

According to Descartes, the Site in the Brain at Which