Journal of the History of the Neurosciences最新文献

Introduction.

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2025.2475935

Christopher G Goetz, Emmanuel Broussolle, Mark S Micale, Bruno Dubois

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From testicles to brain: Understanding Dante's dream through medieval medicine. 从睾丸到大脑：通过中世纪医学理解但丁的梦。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-03-02 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2025.2461785

Francesco Brigo, Paolo Benna, Lorenzo Lorusso, Enrico Volpe, Giorgio Zanchin

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Malcolm Bruce Macmillan (1929-2024).

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2025.2452242

Nicholas J Wade

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Charcot as a collector and critic of the arts: Relationship of the 'founder of neurology' with various aspects of art. 夏科特作为收藏家和艺术评论家：“神经学的创始人”与艺术的各个方面的关系。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2439234

François Boller, Julien Bogousslavsky

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Sesquicentenary of the knee jerk reflex: The contributions of Hughlings Jackson, Horsley, and Sherrington. 膝跳反射一百五十周年：休林斯·杰克逊、霍斯利和谢林顿的贡献。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2443142

Guleed Adan, Andrew J Larner

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Neuroanniversary 2025. 2025 年神经周年纪念

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2393959

Paul Eling

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António Egas Moniz: From pioneering brain imaging to controversial psychosurgery. A 150th birthday celebration. 安东尼奥-埃加斯-莫尼兹：从开创性的脑成像技术到备受争议的精神外科手术。150 周年庆典。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2401469

Larissa Junkes, Marleide da Mota Gomes, Antonio E Nardi

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Early depiction of anterior spinal arteries and veins in André du Laurens's Historia anatomica humani corporis (1600). André du Laurens 的《人体解剖学史》（1600 年）中对脊柱前动脉和静脉的早期描述。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2399535

Philippe Gailloud

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From brain cytoarchitectonics to clinical neurology: Polish Institute for Brain Research in Vilnius, 1931-1938. 从脑细胞结构学到临床神经学：波兰维尔纽斯脑研究所，1931-1938 年。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2386551

Eglė Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė, Aistis Žalnora

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Ghost cells: Wilder Penfield and the characterization of glia and glial pathology, 1924-1932. 幽灵细胞：怀尔德-彭菲尔德与神经胶质和神经胶质病理学的特征描述，1924-1932 年。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2383186

Adam M R Groh, Richard Leblanc

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