The dancing flea

Dancing eyes and dancing feet syndrome.

133 Introduction Opsoclonus-myoclonus is a rare neurological disorder characterised by intention tremor, unsteady gait, myoclonus and opsoclonus. Lethargy and irritability are also described. The abnormal eye movements are distinctive, being multidirectional and of high amplitude. Its recognition helps in the diagnosis of this clinical syndrome, the correct identification of which leads to the ...

The Dancing Bees

Through work in the field something about the reaction of bees to the brilliant colours of flowers, it was easier to believe that a scientist had come to the false conclusion that nature had made an absurd mistake. Since that time I have been constantly drawn back to the world of the bees and ever captivated anew. I have to thank them for hours of the purest joy of discovery, parsimoniously gra...

The Dancing Mouse

The Dancing Mouse. The Animal Behavior Series, Vol. 1. By Robert M. Yerkes. The Macmillan Company, 1907. Pp. xxi-{-290. In this book the author not only presents the results of his own investigations on the dancing mouse, but he also tries to give as complete an account of this animal as possible on the basis of the literature. The dancing mouse has received this name for its curious capacity i...

The Flea on the Elephant

The two lowest eigenvalues &(A), E,(i) of a symmetric double well tunnelling problem -A + 1*V as L --+ cc are considered and they are compared to the two lowest eigenvalues ,!?,,(A), E,(A) of -A + A*( V + W), where W is supported away from the well-bottoms of V. We determine the leading exponential splitting of various differences of the four numbers Es, E,, I!?,, E, Related problems are discus...

Dancing medicine.