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Who Owns French Brain Science? Neurophysiologists' Response to Cyberneticians in the 1950s French National Daily Press.
| Τίτλος: | Who Owns French Brain Science? Neurophysiologists' Response to Cyberneticians in the 1950s French National Daily Press. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Barbara JG |
| Πηγή: | Journal of the history of ideas [J Hist Ideas] 2026; Vol. 87 (4), pp. 817-848. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Historical Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 00140360R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1086-3222 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00225037 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Hist Ideas Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press Original Publication: Lancaster, Pa. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Neurophysiology*/education , Neurophysiology*/history , Brain*/physiology , Cybernetics*/history , Cybernetics*/education , Mass Media*/history , Newspapers as Topic*/history, France/ethnology ; History, 20th Century ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | This paper examines the contested reception of cybernetics in 1950s France, focusing on how French neurophysiologists strategically engaged with cybernetic metaphors to assert disciplinary authority over the study of the brain. While early press enthusiasm embraced cybernetic analogies, figures like Alfred Fessard and Henri Gastaut leveraged public debate to promote a neurophysiology grounded in experimental rigor and national scientific traditions. Tracing key moments in press discourse, scientific symposia, and institutional developments, the paper argues that French neurophysiologists helped shape a new science of the brain-not by rejecting cybernetics outright but by reframing it within their epistemological and professional priorities. |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20261012 Date Completed: 20261012 Latest Revision: 20261012 |
| Update Code: | 20261012 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/jhi.2026.a1003013 |
| PMID: | 42861510 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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