Neuroart and headache: the enigmas in the Michelangelo's frescos

Authors

  • Marcelo Moraes Valença Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Luciana P. A. Andrade-Valença Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Keywords:

Michelangelo, Headache, Art, Neuroart, Sistine Chapel, Cluster headache

Abstract

Neuroart is a discipline of Neurosciences where there is an interrelationship between art and sciences. Great names such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Vesalius used the art of illustration to document the human anatomy. In the present article we are commenting about hidden anatomical structures found in Michelangelo's frescos of the Sistine Chapel. We also showed the imagem of two men, expressing unilateral pain and agitation.

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Unidade Funcional de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, Brazil

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Unidade Funcional de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, Brazil

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Published

2011-12-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Neuroart

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