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DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809402
Lively contributions: 156 years after the death of Jan Evangelista Purkyně
Abstract
Jan Evangelista Purkyně, born on December 17, 1787, in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), was a prominent scientist renowned for his discoveries in eye, brain, and heart physiology. To honor him 156 years after his death, the present article explores Purkyně's history, from the struggles of his youth to the main legacies he left in medicine, especially neurology.
Authors' Contributions
Conceptualization: CDC, CEFM, IPB, CRMR, HAGT; Data curation: CDC, CEFM, IPB, CRMR, HAGT; Supervision: HAGT; Writing - original draft: CDC, CEFM, IPB, CRMR: Writing – review & editing: HAGT.
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The contents underlying the research text are included in the manuscript.
Editor-in-Chief: Ayrton Roberto Massaro 0000-0002-0487-5299.
Associate Editor: Ethel Mizrahy Cuperschmid 0000-0003-4512-0607.
Publication History
Received: 25 September 2024
Accepted: 06 April 2025
Article published online:
20 June 2025
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Catarina Dantas Corrêa, Camila Emi Fujiwara Murakami, Isabelle Pastor Bandeira, Carlos Roberto M. Rieder, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive. Lively contributions: 156 years after the death of Jan Evangelista Purkyně. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2025; 83: s00451809402.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809402
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