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October 2024
Beijing Institute of Archaeology, Beijing, 100085, China.
Hist Philos Life Sci
March 2024
Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, 07122, Spain.
This article analyses the evolutionist discourses on the senses that emerged in the late 19th century, when theories on the evolution of species were in full sway. Drawing on newspapers, essays and medical literature, this article aims to set face to face the two currents of thought that I have identified regarding sensory evolution: the one that stressed the value of the progressive specialisation of the senses as evidence for human evolution mainly supported by Max Nordau, and the one which regarded the sensory regrouping, exemplified by the phenomenon of synaesthesia, as the true symptom of evolution, strongly supported by Victor Segalen. A close examination of their arguments will provide clues concerning their relative position vis-à-vis the theory that stressed the exceptional nature of humankind among all living beings.
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May 2024
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Immunity and Infection Programs, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Scientific outreach activities play an important role in disseminating knowledge, connecting the general public to research and breaking down scientific skepticism barriers. However, the vision-impaired community is often disadvantaged when the most common audio-visual approach of scientific communication is applied. Here we integrated tactile clues in the scientific communication of immune processes involved in the autoimmune skin disease psoriasis.
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February 2023
Dept. of Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address:
This article about possible neural underpinning of repeated attraction to watching movies is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Eran Zaidel, who made outstanding contributions to neuroscience (and loved watching movies). The film is an art form crafted by multiple artists from diverse fields, contributing specialized skills, talents, and creativity to the final product.
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December 2020
CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris (IRCP), Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, 75005, Paris, France.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is a key artistic and scientific figure of the Renaissance. He is renowned for his science of art, taking advantage of his acute observations of nature to achieve striking pictorial results. This study describes the analysis of an exceptional sample from one of Leonardo's final masterpieces: The Virgin and Child with St.
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