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A drawing of the ventral surface (i.e., the bottom) of the brain... The yellow structures are the crainial nerves leaving the base of the brain and the brainstem.
March 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A drawing of the ventral surface (i.e., the bottom) of the brain... The yellow structures are the crainial nerves leaving the base of the brain and the brainstem.
Another addition from a retiring colleague... James Dunlop Lickley's handbook on the nervous system, published in 1916...
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March 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Another addition from a retiring colleague... James Dunlop Lickley's handbook on the nervous system, published in 1916...
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Interesting graph in Paul Krugman's post on the politicisation of vaccination...
Short version: vaccines work, and those who shun them risk illness and death...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/making-mic...
Short version: vaccines work, and those who shun them risk illness and death...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/making-mic...
February 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Interesting graph in Paul Krugman's post on the politicisation of vaccination...
Short version: vaccines work, and those who shun them risk illness and death...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/making-mic...
Short version: vaccines work, and those who shun them risk illness and death...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/making-mic...
The base of the brain, as drawn by Christopher Wren for Cerebri Anatome, published in 1664.
This was the most complete brain anatomy account in its day. Note the Circle of Willis (blood vessel) in the center of the drawing - first described in this work.
This was the most complete brain anatomy account in its day. Note the Circle of Willis (blood vessel) in the center of the drawing - first described in this work.
January 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The base of the brain, as drawn by Christopher Wren for Cerebri Anatome, published in 1664.
This was the most complete brain anatomy account in its day. Note the Circle of Willis (blood vessel) in the center of the drawing - first described in this work.
This was the most complete brain anatomy account in its day. Note the Circle of Willis (blood vessel) in the center of the drawing - first described in this work.
Strong evidence of the efficacy of vaccines in saving lives and preventing illness....
December 6, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Strong evidence of the efficacy of vaccines in saving lives and preventing illness....
He notes the ability for one's center of attention to differ from the focus of visual attention. So, one could visually focus on the center of the letters on the letter 'o', but attend to other letters on the periphery at the same time..4/
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
He notes the ability for one's center of attention to differ from the focus of visual attention. So, one could visually focus on the center of the letters on the letter 'o', but attend to other letters on the periphery at the same time..4/
For Wundt, Psychology was the study of consciousness... /3
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
For Wundt, Psychology was the study of consciousness... /3
Wilhelm Wundt's An Introduction to Psychology, translated from German in 1912. Wundt was the founder of experimental psychology and was a prolific author, though received little attention after the world war.... /2
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Wilhelm Wundt's An Introduction to Psychology, translated from German in 1912. Wundt was the founder of experimental psychology and was a prolific author, though received little attention after the world war.... /2
The Muller-Lyer illusion (pg. 7). Titchener describes the differences between actual physical properties and how we perceive them (which is often influenced by the context in which they are presented). In this illusion, the two vertical lines are exactly the same length, but look different.../3
November 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The Muller-Lyer illusion (pg. 7). Titchener describes the differences between actual physical properties and how we perceive them (which is often influenced by the context in which they are presented). In this illusion, the two vertical lines are exactly the same length, but look different.../3
... and this is a cross section of the brain illustrating the fiber tracts (the wires of the brain) connecting different brain areas, and descending to the spinal cord 7/
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
... and this is a cross section of the brain illustrating the fiber tracts (the wires of the brain) connecting different brain areas, and descending to the spinal cord 7/
... and this is an illustration of the descending neuronal fibers synapsing in the spinal cord, and then controlling muscles (left), and the ascending fibers from the skin going to the spinal cord and then the brain 6/
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
... and this is an illustration of the descending neuronal fibers synapsing in the spinal cord, and then controlling muscles (left), and the ascending fibers from the skin going to the spinal cord and then the brain 6/
... and this is a cross section of the spinal cord, with the nerve fibers entering and leaving 5/
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
... and this is a cross section of the spinal cord, with the nerve fibers entering and leaving 5/
... these are neurons from the brain (left) and the spinal cord/muscle (right) 4/
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
... these are neurons from the brain (left) and the spinal cord/muscle (right) 4/
So this is Psychology, by Charles Hubbard Judd, Professor of Psychology at Yale. 3/
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
So this is Psychology, by Charles Hubbard Judd, Professor of Psychology at Yale. 3/