A journey through the history of schizophrenia, from Talal’s treatment in the 1950s to what COVID is teaching us about the disease today.
Tag Archives: brain
Napoleon Complexity
Napoleon did not suffer from a deregulated mood or garbled thought process; his entire personality was pathological.
Lust on the Brain
Why is it so difficult to clinically define hypersexuality and why it’s so important to do so.
Poison Paradise
What if Carlota thought she was being poisoned because she actually was?
Living on a Prayer
Maria I of Portugal walked a thin line separating religious fervor and religious mania. That line remains a sensitive subject of neuroscience research.
Brain Man
Dr. von Gudden was just as much at the center of neuroscience as he was the mystery of King Ludwig’s death.
Body of Lies
The autopsy of King Ludwig is the closest we can come to understanding his life and death. But can we trust it?
Under Pressure
With limited information about Emperor Taisho, it’s hard to get in his head. But we can get inside his brain with modern research on meningitis.
Up All Night
Don’t sleep on the importance of getting enough rest. This week, we’re talking the neuroscience of insomnia.
Uneasy Lies the Crown 