Nice! That article describes a lot of neurobiological research using cats as a model organism, and I believe Holmes himself published articles in that field. IIRC, the character Christopher West (named after Chris Holmes) in the Mahars of Pellucidar starts the book as a grad student in a similar type of lab run by a Dr. Holmes.
The article is about literal 'mind reading,' so Dr. Holmes also makes mention of a few sci-fi stories, "The effect of a telepathic minority in a modern society has been the subject of science-fiction speculation for years. Some of the problems of telepaths of a 'naturally occurring' variety are portrayed in A. E. Van Vogt's "Slan," Henry Kuttner's 'Baldy Series,' and Alfred Bester's 'Demolished Man.'"
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ReplyDeleteNice! That article describes a lot of neurobiological research using cats as a model organism, and I believe Holmes himself published articles in that field. IIRC, the character Christopher West (named after Chris Holmes) in the Mahars of Pellucidar starts the book as a grad student in a similar type of lab run by a Dr. Holmes.
ReplyDeleteThere are a number of cats in the article. This one is standing on a print out of his own brain wave patterns.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/etOwu35vlD5vMEuaeX3542XSoiY4fOWeoDX_AKVe7mOxEyr5hWVzy9eaERRhT-JqS7XykaAYeiQiAXmvqFio1ONVE9_11BSFFm8=s0
ReplyDeleteThe article is about literal 'mind reading,' so Dr. Holmes also makes mention of a few sci-fi stories, "The effect of a telepathic minority in a modern society has been the subject of science-fiction speculation for years. Some of the problems of telepaths of a 'naturally occurring' variety are portrayed in A. E. Van Vogt's "Slan," Henry Kuttner's 'Baldy Series,' and Alfred Bester's 'Demolished Man.'"
ReplyDeleteDid you stumble onto a copy of this somewhere, or did you seek it out, knowing he had an article inside...?
ReplyDeleteI used Zach H's bibliography and ordered a copy from Abebooks: dragonsfoot.org - Dragonsfoot • View topic - J. Eric Holmes Bibliography: latest revision
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