Although the birthdate of an experimental psychology can be argued, Wilhelm Wundts assumption of paternity cannot. It was Wundt in 1874 who marked out the "new domain of science" and who made the break with -self-observation by insisting that "all accurate observation implies . . . that the observed object is independent of the observer." The psychical processes had to be properly controlled in...

Bulging of a hemicranium and thinning of the temporal bone are encountered in some space-occupying processes, of neoplastic, or parasitic origin, in subdural hygromas, in infantile encephalopathies, etc., and always require supplementary investigations for their discovery and adequate surgical solution. In hygromas, there is a scarcity of neurological signs, and a slightly delayed psychical dev...

This paper discusses theoretical issues concerning Vygotsky’s work that have remained unaddressed in the dominant interpretations of his work, either in the former Soviet psychology or in the dominant Western interpretations. This paper builds on interpretations of Vygotsky’s concepts oriented by the unity of emotional and cognitive processes and focused on the search for new psychical unities ...

Little is known about how SMEs export business Software as a Service. This article describes six case studies in which prevailing factors regarded as essential for the internationalization process of Software as a Service are identified: generic software, a domestic market base, technical internationalization and localization, entrepreneurial management, personal customer contact, and usage of ...

Cancer patients can experience a low self-management, which is associated with burn out and negatively associated with health-related quality of life. Patientprovider time at hospitals is often short and patients can lack knowledge, communication and support. We aimed to evaluate the influence of a healthcareprofessional developed website, available to both patients and relatives, on patients’ ...

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation tDCS is one from many techniques of electrical head stimulation, which were or are subjected to clinical investigations for testing their mainly antidepressive efficacy, and which do not evoke the excessive stimulation of brain neurones with eliciting of the paroxysmal discharge. Despite the proven effectiveness of the convulsive techniques, amongst them ...

A new application for the nuclear imaging techniques is the study of organic responses to stress. Neuroimaging techniques allow the assessment of brain activation changes in association with the metabolic responses to stress. In this paper, a review of general effects of the stress on organic activity is made, emphasizing important advances introduced by studies using PET and fMRI. The importan...