Philippe Charlier, Isabelle Huynh-Charlier, Philippe Froesch, Russell Shorto, Nadia Benmoussa, Alain Froment, Dominique Grimaud-Hervé, Saudamini Deo, Anaïs Augias, Lou Albessard, Antoine Balzeau
Section of Medical and Forensic Anthropology, UFR of Health Sciences, UVSQ, EA 4569 Paris-Descartes, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France; CASH & IPES, Boulevard de la République, 92000, Nanterre, France.
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière (AP-HP), Boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jul 15;378:12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.04.031. Epub 2017 Apr 20.
The skull of René Descartes is held in the National Museum of Natural History since the 19th c. Up to date, only anthropological examinations were carried out, focusing on the cranial capacity and phrenological interpretation of the skull morphology. Using CT-scan based 3D technology, a reconstruction of the endocast was performed, allowing for its first complete description and inter-disciplinary analysis: assessment of metrical and non-metrical features, retrospective diagnosis of anatomical anomalies, and confrontation with neuro-psychological abilities of this well-identified individual.
自19世纪以来,勒内·笛卡尔的头骨保存在国家自然历史博物馆。到目前为止,只进行了人类学检查,重点是颅骨容量和对头骨形态的颅相学解释。利用基于CT扫描的3D技术,对头骨模型进行了重建,从而首次对其进行了完整描述和跨学科分析:评估测量和非测量特征、对解剖异常进行回顾性诊断,并与这位身份明确的个体的神经心理能力进行对比。