Natural history collections play a vital role in biodiversity research and conservation by providing a window to the past. The usefulness of the vast amount of historical data depends on their quality, with correct taxonomic identifications being the most critical. The ...

Fundamental human feelings such as body ownership ("this" body is "my" body) and vicariousness (first-person-like experience of events occurring to others) are based on multisensory integration. Behavioral links between body ownership and vicariousness have been shown, ...

The electroencephalogram (EEG), for measuring the electrophysiological activity of the brain, has been widely applied in automatic detection of epilepsy seizures. Various EEG-based seizure detection algorithms have already yielded high sensitivity, but training those al...

With the development of sensing technologies and machine learning, techniques that can identify emotions and inner states of a human through physiological signals, known as electroencephalography (EEG), have been actively developed and applied to various domains, such a...

The article analyzes the role and importance of real communication in the modern world of digitalization and the impact that the process of live communication with others has on the psychological and physiological health of students; special emphasis is placed on the pr...

The Natural History Museum, London has been creating digital data about collections for many years, with a formal Digital Collections Programme since 2014. Efforts to monitor the outcomes and impact of this work have focused on metrics of digital access, such as downloa...

Abstract Background Mental imagery (MI) aids skill acquisition, however, it is unclear to what extend MI is used by experienced surgeons. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in MI of participants with varying surgical expertise in robotic surgery. Method...

The direct fluorescent antibody test (dFAT) using brain sample after opening the skull is the standard rabies diagnostic test in animal rabies. However, it is not feasible in many resource-limited settings. Lateral flow devices (LFD) combined with a simple sampling meth...

Between reality and fiction, the unexpected appearance of SARS-COV2 on a global scale raises several questions about its true origin and what perspective on its long-term evolution.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1529) fue un reconocido personaje quien hizo grandes aportes a la ciencia y el arte. Demostró un gran interés por la anatomía y fisiología en su paso por el taller de Andrea del Verrocchio el cual se iría incrementando con el tiempo hasta realiza...