Bridging philosophy of technology and neurobiological research: Interpreting images from the quot;slam freezerquot

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 469-474

  Rosenberger, Robert ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocytosis; Hermeneutics; Ihde; Quick freezing; Transmitter release; Vesicle; Visual hermeneutics

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

NEUROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; NEURON FREEZING; NEUROSCIENCE;

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 28844495339     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467605278878     Document Type: Article

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