The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body. Across cultures it is seen as the
site of emotions, as well as the origin of life. We feel emotions in the heart, from the heart …

Despite 21st-century fears of a modern" epidemic" of loneliness, its history has been sorely
neglected. A Biography of Loneliness is the first history of its kind to be published in English …

Vascularized composite allotransplants (VCA) are the only organ transplants purported to be
conducted principally to improve quality of life (QOL), rather than to extend or save life …

Loneliness is one of the most neglected aspects of emotion history, despite claims that the
21st century is the loneliest ever. This article argues against the widespread belief that …

Women's bodies and appetites attract a disproportionate level of media coverage, and
reveal heightened cultural concern around 'appropriate'behaviour. Nowhere is this more …

Face transplants have attracted global media and public attention since the 1990s. The first
recipient, Isabelle Dinoire, found herself at the centre of a dramatic episode of surgical …

Using interdisciplinary techniques and original research findings, this volume explores the
shift from humoral to nervous interpretations of emotion; the emotional nature of the medical …

The histories of emotion address many fundamental themes of science and medicine. These
include the ways the body and its workings have been historically observed and measured …

How humans have felt and thought about the body-our bodies-has never been static.
Rather, it has shifted across times and cultures, taking and losing definition due to any …

Face transplantation is a viable reconstructive approach for severe craniofacial defects.
Despite the evolution witnessed in the field, ethical aspects, clinical and psychosocial …