Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
May 1, 2019
Isadora Barazzetti Rigon, Gabriel de Almeida Calado, Lucas Savaris Linhares et al.
Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) are widely regarded as important allies against illness and suffering in general. Findings in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) suggest the temporal lobe as the anatomical-functional basis of religious experiences. Both R/S are relevant in patients with epilepsy (PWE) since epilepsy can lead to psychosocial issues for a significant portion of patients and their...
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
December 1, 2016
Hélio A G Teive, Francisco M B Germiniani, Pedro A Kowacs et al.
Three world-famous neurologists, Charcot and Mitchell, in the 19th century, and Lees, in this century, all of whom had great scientific curiosity, experimented with the psychoactive drugs hashish, mescal and yagé, respectively, in an attempt to increase their knowledge of neurological diseases and how the brain works.
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
August 29, 2015
Guaraci Ken Tanaka, Caroline Peressutti, Silmar Teixeira et al.
Acute and long-term effects of mindfulness meditation on theta-band activity are not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate frontal theta differences between long- and short-term mindfulness practitioners before, during, and after mindfulness meditation. Twenty participants were recruited, of which 10 were experienced Buddhist meditators. Despite an acute increase in the theta activity...
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
September 1, 1995
Ceme Ferreira Jordy
1 citation
The mechanisms and topology of the consciousness phenomenon are briefly presented. The present results and data from literature are used to point out that to localize in one certain part of the cerebrum the conscious process seems untenable. These results derive from the neurological examination on 182 normal children from 6 to 14 years old. The children's motor behaviour during the tests on...
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
March 1, 1961
Paulo Luiz Vianna Guedes
3 citations
São relatados os resultados de 5 experiências realizadas em 3 pacientes com LSD 25, sendo salientadas as propriedades terapêuticas dêste medicamento como auxiliar da psicoterapia. Entre outras, são ressaltadas como principais qualidades: a) ação regressiva sôbre o ego que facilita o aparecimento, sob forte carga afetiva, dos conflitos internos na transferência; b) ação não uniforme sôbre o ego,...