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Weighing brain activity with the balance: Angelo Mosso’s original manuscripts come to light
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Stefano Sandrone and others
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Brain
Brain, Volume 137, Issue 2, February 2014, Pages 621–633, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awt091
Published: 17 May 2013
...’, the appropriate choice of the experimental paradigm and the need for the simultaneous recording of differing physiological parameters. Angelo Mosso neuroimaging technique functional magnetic resonance imaging human circulation balance history of neuroscience Functional brain imaging techniques...
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Sir Charles Ballance: Pioneer British Neurological Surgeon
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James L. Stone
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Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery, Volume 44, Issue 3, March 1999, Pages 610–631, https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199903000-00100
Published: 01 March 1999
... nerve Ferrier David History of neuroscience History of neurosurgery Horsley Victor National Hospital Queen Square Sherrington Charles Temporal bone Charles Alfred Ballance was born on August 30, 1856, just north of London, England, at Middlesex. He was the eldest of four boys and four girls...
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The Pioneering Experimental Studies on Sleep Deprivation
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Marina Bentivoglio and Gigliola Grassi-Zucconi
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Sleep
Sleep, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 1997, Pages 570–576, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/20.7.570
Published: 01 July 1997
... the first experimental attempts to relate sleep with neural
centers and suggested that sleep is a vital function and that the brain may be affected by insomnia. Key Words:
Insomnia-Sleep disorder-Neuronal degeneration-History of neuroscience.
"While the observations on normal...
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High and low levels of action control
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Georg Goldenberg
Published: 04 July 2013
...–body dichotomy cognition physiology motor control history of neuroscience The renaissance of Liepmann’s concepts of apraxia ends our historical review. The second part of this book will be concerned with current empirical evidence for theories of apraxia rather than with their historical...
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Neurologic Concepts in the Homeric Epics
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Thomas M. Walshe
Published: 01 January 2016
... awareness of the clinical consequences of injury to the head and neck. ancient medicine neurology history of neuroscience Greek medicine Homer cognition head trauma archaic Greek medicine Homeric epics neurology Bronze Age Iliad Homer Mycenaean era Odyssey Homer enkephalos brain animals...
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Ancient Greek Ideas of Cognition
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Thomas M. Walshe
Published: 01 January 2016
... for brain or heart as the origin of control run parallel throughout much of ancient Greek thinking. ancient medicine neurology history of neuroscience Greek medicine Hippocrates cognition ancient history neuropsychology pre-Socratic philosopher anatomical discoveries of the Hellenistic period brain...
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The Hellenistic Pursuit of Neuroanatomy
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Thomas M. Walshe
Published: 01 January 2016
.... The advances in neuroanatomy and medicine were part of a larger revolution that did not stall until the early part of the second century. ancient medicine neurology history of neuroscience Greek medicine ancient history nerves peripheral nerve Hellenistic medicine Alexander the Great Alexandria...
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Historical aspects of neurology
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Charles Gross
Published: 01 June 2016
... of the hippocampus in memory, the lateralization of cortical function, and the introduction of functional imaging. history of neuroscience history of neurology localization of function neurology neurophysiology brain functions central nervous system brain Alcmaeon Galen Greece classical Hippocratic school...
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Spinal Cord
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Javier DeFelipe
Published: 23 November 2017
...This section contains a gallery of original Cajal drawings pertaining to the spinal cord. history of neuroscience histology anatomy neuron glia light microscopy methods original old drawings of the nervous system spinal cord Figure 1. Commissural cells of the spinal cord in a chick...
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Midbrain and Thalamus
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Javier DeFelipe
Published: 23 November 2017
...This section contains a gallery of original Cajal drawings pertaining to the midbrain and thalamus. history of neuroscience histology anatomy neuron glia light microscopy methods original old drawings of the nervous system midbrain thalamus Figure 66. Section of the dorsomedial region...
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Optic Lobe of Lower Vertebrates
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Javier DeFelipe
Published: 23 November 2017
...This section contains a gallery of original Cajal drawings pertaining to the optic lobe of lower vertebrates. Ramón y Cajal Pedro history of neuroscience histology anatomy neuron glia light microscopy methods original old drawings of the nervous system optic lobe of lower vertebrates...
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Supplementary Figures
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Javier DeFelipe
Published: 23 November 2017
...This section contains a gallery of supplementary figures based on original drawings of Cajal. history of neuroscience histology anatomy neuron glia light microscopy methods original old drawings of the nervous system supplementary figures Supplementary Figure S1. Radicular...
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The neurologists: A history of a medical specialty in modern Britain, c.17892000
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Stephen T. Casper
Published online: 18 September 2014
Published in print: 30 June 2014
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Cajal and de Castro's Neurohistological Methods
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Miguel A. Merchan and others
Published online: 01 April 2016
Published in print: 01 March 2016
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Brain Renaissance: From Vesalius to Modern Neuroscience
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Marco Catani and Stefano Sandrone
Published online: 01 June 2015
Published in print: 01 April 2015
...This title marks the 500th anniversary of the birth and the 450th anniversary of the death of Vesalius. The authors translated Latin chapters of the Fabrica dedicated to the brain, a milestone in the history of neuroscience. Many chapters are accompanied by a commentary tracking the discoveries...
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The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography: Volume 7 (7th edn)
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Larry R. Squire (ed.)
Published online: 19 January 2012
Published in print: 09 September 2011
...Edited by Larry R. Squire, the seventh volume of The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography is a collection of autobiographical essays by notable senior scientists who discuss the major events that shaped their discoveries and their influences, as well as the people who inspired them and helped...
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The Authors and Their Backgrounds
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Jaime A. Merchán and Jorge Prieto
Published: 01 March 2016
... it is altered under pathological conditions. : Microscopes and fixatives basic histological techniques methods to reveal the morphology of neurons and glia methods to study the structure of neurons and glia staining of axons history of neuroscience History Ramón y Cajal S Origins of Inflammation Cajal...
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On the Sacred Disease: Hippocrates
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Thomas M. Walshe
Published: 01 January 2016
... to describe the signs and symptoms of illness and to direct treatment and prognosis. The treatise is a prime example of the Hippocratic contribution to the rationalization of medical thought. ancient medicine neurology history of neuroscience Greek medicine Hippocrates cognition ancient history...
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Hippocratic Medicine and Neurologic Conditions
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Thomas M. Walshe
Published: 01 January 2016
.... The physicians were able to use the clinical neurologic signs to make treatment and prognostic decisions. ancient medicine neurology history of neuroscience Greek medicine Hippocrates cognition ancient history epilepsy head trauma brain Hippocratic medical practice Law The Hippocrates medical schools...
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The Brain on Spiritual Experiences
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David B. Yaden and Andrew B. Newberg
Published: 18 August 2022
... changes fluorodeoxyglucose FDG functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI positron emission tomography PET Islamic prayer neuroimaging during raclopride speaking in tongues spiritual retreat altered states of consciousness consciousness explanatory gap neurotheology history of neuroscience...
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