Como hemos visto en la primera parte, no tenemos registros sobre el conocimiento del sistema nervioso por parte del hombre hasta que se inventó la escritura. Quienes conocieron el sistema nervioso y lo registraron, fueron los egipcios. Pero como se podrían imaginar, el conocimiento de la...
Debido a que las estructuras óseas se conservan después de la muerte y el resto del cuerpo no, las trepanaciones son las evidencias más antiguas de cirugías entre Homo Sapiens. ¿Pero que puede haber llevado a un Homo Sapiens a trepanar la cabeza de otro...
Are you stressed? Coloring can be incredibly relaxing and fun…or that is what people say. You can see a lot of publishers have been launching coloring books specifically for adults. Also the internet is full of “Print & Color” web pages with illustrations to download. Thist gave...
Es imposible saber quién fue el primer ser humano que vio el cerebro y que sintió cuando lo vio. En muchas culturas a lo largo del mundo se han encontrado cráneos trepanados (es decir, agujereados de forma intencional por otro ser humano). En los cráneos trepanados...
Por Fernando Martínez Benia y Luis Domitrovic (ladvic) Introducción ¿Que son las neurociencias? Podemos definirlas como el conjunto de disciplinas cientificas que estudian al sistema nervioso. Por lo tanto, son muchísimas y difíciles de abarcar en su totalidad. Por ejemplo, la neuroanatomía estudia la forma del sistema nervioso, la...
The History of ultrasound: From Bats and Boats to the Bedside and Beyond Piezoelectricity (from the Greek word piezen, meaning to press or squeeze) was first discovered by brothers Jacques (1856–1941) and Pierre (1859–1906) Curie. They demonstrated that crystals of tourmaline, quartz, topaz, cane sugar, or Rochelle salt can...
The history of ultrasound starts with Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729–1799), an Italian physiologist and priest who designed a set of experiments to explain how bats were able to fly at night. By studying the bat’s ability to see and hear, Spallanzani noted that if a bat...
MRI & Magnets The biggest and most important component of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner is its magnet. The image quality of the MRI scanner depends on the strength of this magnet. The strength of the magnetic field of a magnet is measured in Tesla units. This...
Sedation depth and long-term mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults: a prospective longitudinal multicentre cohort study. Shehabi Y, Chan L, Kadiman S, Alias A, Ismail WN, Tan MA, Khoo TM, Ali SB, Saman MA, Shaltut A, Tan CC, Yong CY, Bailey M; Sedation Practice in...
After a lot of planning, drawing and animating I have finally finish my first video of “Brain Facts”. A personal project where I hope to explain in a simple but funny way different facts about our brain and nervous system. I stared with the weight,...
Are you stressed? Coloring can be incredibly relaxing and fun…or that is what people say. You can see a lot of publishers have been launching coloring books specifically for adults. Also the internet is full of “Print & Color” web pages with illustrations to download,...
Did you know? When crashes occur, motorcyclists need adequate head protection to prevent one of the leading causes of death and disability: head injuries. Motorcycle helmets reduce the risk of brain injury by 69% and reduce the risk of death by 42%! That is why you must use your...
