Documents of the Coronado Expedition, 1539-1542: "They Were Not Familiar with His Majesty, nor did They Wish to be His Subjects" (review)

Homer, His Art and His World [Review]

Did Menzel Paint His Own Babinski Sign?

Adolph von Menzel (1815–1905), one of the greatest German realistic painters of the nineteenth Century (1), painted his right foot from normal perspective with the great toe extended (Figure 1B). The other toes seem to be relaxed. There are no suggestions of foot deformity like pes cavus. Menzel finished that painting, oil on wood panel, in 1876 (1). He gave no official explanation, why he had ...

The courage to study what we wish did not exist.

This editorial marks the final issue of Volume 15 of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation (JTD). Much like the work of compiling manuscripts for this volume, it reflects a collaboration between the editorial assistant (Smith) and the editor (Freyd). We bring to this editorial our perspectives from our JTD work but also our insights from work as researchers of institutional betrayal. Most recent...

The roots of phylogeny: how did Haeckel build his trees?

Haeckel created much of our current vocabulary in evolutionary biology, such as the term phylogeny, which is currently used to designate trees. Assuming that Haeckel gave the same meaning to this term, one often reproduces Haeckel's trees as the first illustrations of phylogenetic trees. A detailed analysis of Haeckel's own evolutionary vocabulary and theory revealed that Haeckel's trees were g...

'A man paints with his brains and not with his hands' (Michelangelo).

The goals of a post-stroke rehabilitation plan are very specific to each patient. The side of the body affected by hemiplegia can influence the rehabilitation plan, as people with right-sided hemiplegia may also have difficulties with speech and language (aphasia). Because of the aphasia, drawing may remain a crucial instrument of creative expression and the clinical case presented highlights h...