GONORESMITTET AV DUKKE.(由充氣娃娃傳染上淋病)1
─在愛倫.克萊斯特與哈洛得.摩伊獲頒搞笑諾貝爾獎隔天,挪威報紙《VG》的頭版頭條標題
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搞笑諾貝爾獎公共衛生獎頒給格陵蘭努克(Nuuk)的愛倫.克萊斯特(Ellen Kleist)與挪威奧斯陸的哈洛得.摩伊(Harald Moi),他們以深具警惕作用的醫學報告〈經由充氣娃娃造成的淋病傳染途徑〉(Transmission of Gonorrhea Through an Inflatable Doll)獲獎。
在現代的醫學院與護理學院的課程裡,充氣娃娃頂多只會被一筆帶過,很少有醫學教科書願意多花篇幅討論這個主題。醫學文獻裡確實包含了一些蠻有趣的研究報告,像是:《波士頓地區專科醫生對解剖用人型娃娃的利用》(Use of AnatomicalDolls by Boston-Area Professionals,一九九二年),《得癡呆症的嬰兒娃娃》(Baby Dolls in Dementia,一九九○年),《解剖用人型娃娃的外生殖器是否不夠逼真?》(Are the Genitalia of Anatomical DollsDistorted?,一九九○年);有挑釁意味的《照真實人體修正人型娃娃:研究VS臨床實務》(Anatomically Correct Dolls: Research vs. ClinicalPractice,一九八八年);以及這份來搗亂的眼科醫學報告《一個引誘洋娃娃眼珠上下動作的花招》(A Maneuver to Elicit VerticalDolls’ Eye Movements,一九七九年)。不過對於摩伊醫生與克萊斯特護士所要處理的這個病例,沒有一份報告可以提供任何參考。
最可疑的是當天在場的俱樂部成員尼可斯(Herbert Bishop Nichols),他也是基督科學箴言報(The Christian Science Monitor)的科學編輯。可考的記錄中,他第一個對外提出相關描述,後來被視為吃猛獁象的證據。
海龜湯的幾位相關人猿。(A) 據說將食材從北極帶回的極區探險家 Father Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard。(B) 極區探險家 George Francis Kosco。(C) 晚宴主辦人 Wendell Phillips Dodge。(D) 保存樣本的 Paul Griswold Howes。圖/取自 參考資料3
原文研究: “The The The The Induction of Jamais Vu in the Laboratory: Word Alienation and Semantic Satiation,” Chris J. A. Moulin, Nicole Bell, Merita Turunen, Arina Baharin, and Akira R. O’Connor, Memory, vol. 29, no. 7, 2021, pp. 933-942. doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1727519
原文研究:“Necrobotics: Biotic Materials as Ready-to-Use Actuators,” Te Faye Yap, Zhen Liu, Anoop Rajappan, Trevor J. Shimokusu, and Daniel J. Preston, Advanced Science, vol. 9, no. 29, 2022, article 2201174. doi.org/10.1002/advs.202201174
“A Mountable Toilet System for Personalized Health Monitoring via the Analysis of Excreta,” Seung-min Park, Daeyoun D. Won, Brian J. Lee, Diego Escobedo, Andre Esteva, Amin Aalipour, T. Jessie Ge, et al., Nature Biomedical Engineering, vol. 4, no. 6, 2020, pp. 624-635. doi.org/10.1038/s41551-020-0534-9
“Digital Biomarkers in Human Excreta,” Seung-min Park, T. Jessie Ge, Daeyoun D. Won, Jong Kyun Lee, and Joseph C. Liao, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 18, no. 8, 2021, pp. 521-522. doi.org/10.1038/s41575-021-00462-0
“Smart Toilets for Monitoring COVID-19 Surges: Passive Diagnostics and Public Health,” T. Jessie Ge, Carmel T. Chan, Brian J. Lee, Joseph C. Liao, and Seung-min Park, NPJ Digital Medicine, vol. 5, no. 1, 2022, article 39. doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00582-0
“Passive Monitoring by Smart Toilets for Precision Health,” T. Jessie Ge, Vasiliki Nataly Rahimzadeh, Kevin Mintz, Walter G. Park, Nicole Martinez-Martin, Joseph C. Liao, and Seung-min Park, Science Translational Medicine, vol. 15, no. 681, 2023, article eabk3489. doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abk3489
研究對象以西班牙語為母語,他們能在對話中輕鬆地將 banana 念成 ananab,或是將「 basket is fun」念成「nuf si teksab」。研究著重在這兩位有著特殊能力的人,推理、記憶能力是否優於常人,以及大腦灰質、白質比例與一般人(對照組)是否有差別。
大腦如何組織語言一直都是個有趣的研究題目,像是為什麼中文的序順不會響影到閱讀,這也是 A 編跟大家都一樣好奇的。而了解大腦語言是如何形成的,也能推進對於失語症、癡呆症的症狀研究。
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原文研究:“Neurocognitive Signatures of Phonemic Sequencing in Expert Backward Speakers,” María José Torres-Prioris, Diana López-Barroso, Estela Càmara, Sol Fittipaldi, Lucas Sedeño, Agustín Ibáñez, Marcelo L. Berthier, and Adolfo M. García, Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 10621, 2020. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67551-z
原文研究:“The Quantification and Measurement of Nasal Hairs in a Cadaveric Population,” Christine Pham, Bobak Hedayati, Kiana Hashemi, Ella Csuka, Margit Juhasz, and Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 83, no. 6, 2020, pp. AB202-AB202. doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.902
原文研究:“Augmented Gustation Using Electricity,” Hiromi Nakamura and Homei Miyashita, Proceedings of the 2nd Augmented Human International Conference, March 2011, article 34. doi.org/10.1145/1959826.1959860
“Boredom Begets Boredom: An Experience Sampling Study on the Impact of Teacher Boredom on Student Boredom and Motivation,” Katy Y.Y. Tam, Cyanea Y. S. Poon, Victoria K.Y. Hui, Christy Y. F. Wong, Vivian W.Y. Kwong, Gigi W.C. Yuen, Christian S. Chan, British Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 90, no. S1, June 2020, pp. 124-137. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31342514/
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原文研究:“Note on the Drawing Power of Crowds of Different Size,” Stanley Milgram, Leonard Bickman, and Lawrence Berkowitz, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 13, no. 2, 1969, pp. 79-82. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/h0028070
原文研究: “Intense Upper Ocean Mixing Due to Large Aggregations of Spawning Fish,” Bieito Fernández Castro, Marian Peña, Enrique Nogueira, Miguel Gilcoto, Esperanza Broullón, Antonio Comesaña, Damien Bouffard, Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, and Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido, Nature Geoscience, vol. 15, 2022, pp. 287–292. doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-00916-3