Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
Overview
Journal of the History of the Neurosciences is a scientific journal, published by Routledge since 1992 in English. The journal's country of origin is United Kingdom and its primary focus areas are neurology and history of medicine.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Hist Neurosci
Publisher
Routledge
Start
1992
End
Continuing
Frequency
Four no. a year, 2002-
p-ISSN
0964-704X
e-ISSN
1744-5213
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialties
Neurology
History of Medicine
History of Medicine
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 10268
31
SJR / Ranks: 14099
171
CiteScore / Ranks: 12453
1.20
JIF / Ranks: 7413
0.5
Recent Articles
1.
Brigo F, Benna P, Lorusso L, Volpe E, Zanchin G
J Hist Neurosci
. 2025 Mar;
:1-9.
PMID: 40024620
This article examines Dante da Maiano's response to Dante Alighieri's dream in the Vita Nova, often seen as a mocking reply to the young poet's vision. Building on Bruno Nardi's...
2.
Boller F, Bogousslavsky J
J Hist Neurosci
. 2025 Jan;
1-12.
PMID: 39805568
In his teaching, Charcot often used artistic representations from previous centuries to illustrate the historical developments of various conditions, particularly hysteria, mainly with the help of his pupil Paul Richer....
3.
Adan G, Larner A
J Hist Neurosci
. 2025 Jan;
:1-8.
PMID: 39773169
The knee jerk reflex, emblematic of neurology and central to clinical practice, marks its 150th anniversary in 2025. First introduced to the neurological literature in 1875 through independent reports by...
4.
Larner A, Griffiths T
J Hist Neurosci
. 2025 Jan;
:1-14.
PMID: 39761964
The story of David Ferrier's demonstration at the International Medical Congress in London in August 1881 of a monkey experimentally rendered hemiplegic by a focal surgical brain lesion-prompting Charcot's observation,...
5.
Weig S
J Hist Neurosci
. 2024 Dec;
:1-23.
PMID: 39647835
Edward Reynolds Hun is easily eclipsed by his father, Thomas (1808-1896), and his younger brother, Henry (1854-1924), in historical accounts of the evolution of neurology as a clinical specialty and...
6.
Gilson F
J Hist Neurosci
. 2024 Dec;
:1-31.
PMID: 39631759
Jean-Marin Charcot died unexpectedly on August 16, 1893, at the age of 67, while on a journey to the Morvan for a short holiday with colleagues and friends. This article...
7.
Rae A
J Hist Neurosci
. 2024 Nov;
:1-22.
PMID: 39581575
During 1881-1895, a small number of male patients-18 in total-were diagnosed with hysteria at the University of Tartu Psychiatric Hospital. Rather than constituting an obscure psychiatric institution on the margins...
8.
Lees A
J Hist Neurosci
. 2024 Oct;
:1-10.
PMID: 39438026
Jean-Martin Charcot believed that "miraculous" cures followed the rules of nature and that the resolution of physical stigmata after pilgrimages to shrines followed the laws of physiology. He acknowledged that...
9.
Junkes L, da Mota Gomes M, Nardi A
J Hist Neurosci
. 2024 Oct;
34(1):101-106.
PMID: 39389586
António Egas Moniz, born in 1874, was a pioneer in neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry who brought about important changes in the 1920s using groundbreaking brain imaging techniques, such as cerebral...
10.
Barbara J, Foley P
J Hist Neurosci
. 2024 Oct;
34(1):64-95.
PMID: 39374935
The hundredth anniversary of the death of French histologist Louis Ranvier (1835‒1922) is an opportunity to reexamine his elaboration of the first concept of the Schwann cell. A loyal supporter...