Tag: neuroscience

  • The Invention of Morel and the Trap of Memory: When the Mind Confabulates Its Own Eternity

    By Rodolfo Roman-Guzman (January 10, 2026) I recently read The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares for the second time. The first time was more than thirteen years ago, when I was still a medical student and an avid reader of Latin American authors, having accepted—though not without a certain resignation—that the dream of becoming a…

  • Human Echolocation: Seeing the World Through Sound

    By: Rodolfo Roman-Guzman (December 7, 2025) A few days ago, while watching some documentaries on YouTube—one of my favorite pastimes—I came across the story of Daniel Kish and the extraordinary work he has done to spread a technique that has transformed the lives of many blind individuals. Echolocation is not only a different way of…

  • Ecolocalización humana: La visión del mundo a través de los sonidos

    Por: Rodolfo Román (Diciembre 6, 2025) Días atrás, mientras veía algunos documentales en YouTube —uno de mis pasatiempos favoritos— me encontré con la historia de Daniel Kish y el extraordinario trabajo que ha realizado para difundir una técnica que ha transformado la vida de muchas personas invidentes.  La ecolocalización no solo es una manera distinta de ver el…