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This work aims to establish connections between the fictional representations of human behavior in Machado's classic works and neurological conditions described by contemporary neuroscience. In The Posthumous Memoirs of Br\u00e1s Cubas and Quincas Borba, Machado's characters exhibit behaviors that align with modern neurological diagnoses. For example, Br\u00e1s Cubas experiences episodes resembling delirium, characterized by mental confusion and altered cognition, while Quincas Borba shows traits of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder. Rubi\u00e3o, the protagonist of Quincas Borba, meets certain criteria for dementia, displaying visual hallucinations and cognitive fluctuations. 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