AIM To evaluate the reliability of the pressure phosphene tonometer in comparison with the Goldmann applanation tonometer. METHODS 45 consecutive patients with glaucoma (78 eyes) participated in the study. Eyes with previous eye surgery, a documented peripheral visual field defect, a refractive error of more than 5 dioptres, and patients who were unable to understand the procedure were exclud...

Microglia are the resident macrophage population of the central nervous system (CNS) and are required for CNS development, homeostasis, and immune defense. Dysregulated microglial activity is involved in the pathogenesis of neuro-degenerative conditions and is the dominant driver of neuro-inflammatory diseases named “microgliopathies”. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Goldmann et al reveal th...

No texto Psychologie et histoire, vindo a lume em 1938 no tomo VIII da Encyclopedie Francaise [], La vie mentale, coordenado pelo psicologo Henri Wallon (1879-1962), o historiador Lucien Febvre (1878-1956) interroga-se sobre colaboracao possivel entre os historiadores e psicologos: “como poderiamos nos ajudarmo-nos interpretar as demarches de homens outrora, gracas uma psicologia resultante obs...