Mens sana in corpore tullido

Commentary: Embodied Medicine: Mens Sana in Corpore Virtuale Sano

Embodied Medicine: Mens Sana in Corpore Virtuale Sano

Progress in medical science and technology drastically improved physicians' ability to interact with patient's physical body. Nevertheless, medicine still addresses the human body from a Hippocratic point of view, considering the organism and its processes just as a matter of mechanics and fluids. However, the interaction between the cognitive neuroscience of bodily self-consciousness (BSC), fu...

“Mens Sana In Corpore Sano”: Exercise and Hypothalamic ER Stress

Exercise is a mainstay recommendation for fending off obesity and preventing diabetes, cardiovascular problems, or simply to release stress. Although physicians are certain about the many health benefits of exercise, especially for obese patients, a satisfying explanation for why exercise leads to long-term improvements in health profiles isn’t nearly as clear. More obviously, exercise can tip ...

Mens sana in corpore sano: student well‐being and the development of resilience

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Mens inversus in corpore inverso? Language lateralization in a boy with situs inversus totalis

Situs inversus totalis is a rare condition where the visceral organs are organized as a mirror image of default organ position. In this study we picture the co-development between brain and visceral organs in a case of situs inversus totalis from a fetal stage to adolescence and compare our findings to an age-, gender-, and education-matched control with normal position of thoracic and abdomina...