Time since Death from Rigor Mortis: Forensic Prospective

Rigor or Rigor Mortis?

The past decade has witnessed a growing controversy over the status of formal approaches in political science, and especially the growing prominence of formal rational choice theory. Rational choice models have been an accepted part of the academic study of politics since the 1950s, but their popularity has grown signiacantly in recent years.1 Elite academic departments are now expected to incl...

The Rigor Mortis Enquiry

Editorial: Scientific Rigor or Rigor Mortis?

A large number of editorials/articles have been published recently on scientific rigor, both in the general media and scientific press. eNeuro is joining this conversation with two commentaries, the first published today by Dr. Oswald Steward, University of California, Irvine, and the second to be published July 14 by Dr. Kate Button, University of Bath. The public, and more surprisingly scient...

Peer review: rigor? Or rigor mortis?

R ecent years have witnessed decreased budgets for scientific research, and these developments sharpen the competition for publication space in highprofile journals. The favorable (and coveted) perceptions that come with such publications bring a decided edge in the competitive arenas of grant funding and career advancements after all. But grave concerns are once again surfacing that this fixat...

Mossy cells in epilepsy: rigor mortis or vigor mortis?

Mossy cells are bi-directionally connected through a positive feedback loop to granule cells, the principal cells of the dentate gyrus. This recurrent circuit is strategically placed between the entorhinal cortex and the hippocampal CA3 region. In spite of their potentially pro-convulsive arrangement with granule cells, mossy cells have not been seriously considered to promote seizures, because...