The pioneer in studies of changes in brain flow that underlie modern brain imaging was Angelo Mosso. This volume provides for the first time an English translation of his historic 1881 volume, together with a rich commentary by two leaders of modern brain imaging, Marcus Raichle and Gordon M. Shepherd. The volume offers unique insights into the origins of brain imaging and also the rise of modern cognitive neuroscience. It will be of interest to neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, historians of science and medicine, and the general public.
Mosso (1846-1910) was a 19th century Italian physiologist who invented the first neuro-imaging technique ever, known as 'human circulation balance.' He began recording the pulsation of the human cortex in patients with skull defects following neurosurgical procedures and from his findings that these pulsations change during mental activity, he inferred that during mental activities blood flow increases to the brain. He was born in Turin, studied medicine there and in Florence, Leipzig and Paris, and was appointed professor of pharmacology (1876) and professor of physiology (1879) at Turin. He invented various instruments to measure the pulse and wrote a number of books related to his experiments showing the variation in the volume of the pulse during sleep, mental activity and emotion. This work was first published in the original Italian as La paura in 1891 and is reprinted from the authorized English translation of 1896 made from the fifth Italian edition. Illustrated with diagrams and two photographic plates.
The pioneer in studies of changes in brain flow that underlie modern brain imaging was Angelo Mosso. This volume provides for the first time an English translation of his historic 1881 volume, together with a rich commentary by two leaders of modern brain imaging, Marcus Raichle and Gordon M. Shepherd. The volume offers unique insights into the origins of brain imaging and also the rise of modern cognitive neuroscience. It will be of interest to neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, historians of science and medicine, and the general public.
Società e scienze sociali - saggio (55 pagine) - Il contributo all'indagine mediante il geographic profiling Journey to crime, letteralmente viaggio nel crimine, o meglio dire: viaggio nei luoghi in cui il criminale si è mosso. Ma da dove inizia il viaggio di un criminale? Gli studi dello psicologo e ricercatore sociale britannico David Canter attraverso la sua teoria del cerchio ci aiuta a comprenderlo bene. Il geographic profiling, procedimento investigativo innovativo e strumento di utile interesse, ci permette infatti di ottenere molte informazioni e ci aiuta a localizzare la possibile area di residenza o la base operativa di un autore sconosciuto di reato. I luoghi infatti non sono mai privi di significato, sono essi stessi parte del viaggio criminale, ed è proprio da questi viaggi e da questi luoghi, che definiscono un soggetto criminale, che dobbiamo partire con la nostra analisi per dare un contributo all’indagine. Serena D'Angelo è nata a Roma nel 1989, laureata dapprima in scienze del servizio sociale e del non profit, si è specializzata poi in programmazione e gestione delle politiche e dei servizi sociali. Oggi è Assistente Sociale Specialista e Dottoressa in Criminologia dopo aver conseguito un Master di II livello perfezionando così i suoi studi. Attualmente svolge il ruolo di docente presso una scuola romana. Da sempre affascinata al mondo delle investigazioni e della cronaca nera, osserva il mondo con occhi vivaci e curiosi da tutto ciò che la circonda.
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