The Case of Jimmie G., the Man Frozen in Time
The Case of Jimmie G., the Man Frozen in Time Jimmie G. was a good-looking, friendly 49-year-old. He liked to talk about his school days and his experiences in the navy, which he was able…
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Male reproduction related behavior and testosterone
The Case of the Man Who Lost and Regained His Manhood The very first case report of the effects of testosterone replacement therapy concerned an unfortunate 38-year-old World War I veteran, who was castrated in…
The Case of José and the Bull
José and the Bull José Delgado, a particularly charismatic neuroscientist, demonstrated to a group of newspaper reporters a remarkable new procedure for controlling aggression (see Horgan, 2005). Delgado strode into a Spanish bull ring carrying…
The Case of Becky, Moniz, and Prefrontal Lobotomy
Becky, Moniz, and Prefrontal Lobotomy In 1949, Dr. Egas Moniz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for the development of prefrontal lobotomy a surgical procedure in which the connections between the prefrontal…
The Concept of Fate and How We Use it
I think deep down people always know what is right. Like there are some people out there who will say that everything happens as written before the creation, but we use sentences like “you should…
Neurons That Connect Our Sensation | Student’s View
When someone is performing an action our motor command neurons gets stimulated and perform that action. Dr. Rizzolatti is an Italian Neurophysiologist and professor at the University of Parma in Italy. He discovered unique neurons…