Robert Jütte

Bio: Robert Jütte is an academic researcher from Robert Bosch Stiftung. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human rights & Homeopathy. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 23 publications receiving 121 citations.

Haptic perception: an historical approach

Abstract: The idea that perception or sensation may be localised in certain physical organs (e.g., skin) has a long tradition. It pervades many cultures. The system of sensory physiology (of which touch is one important element) is shaped by the influence of both medical thought and the philosophy of nature. Let us turn first to ancient Indian medicine or natural philosophy, as it appears in the Vedas. The Vedas are the most ancient Indian religious texts and consist for the most part of hymns, liturgical chants, sacrificial formulas and magic spells. The Rgveda, the oldest of the vedic texts, has not yet a verb for ‘touch’ or ‘feel’ and no expression for the corresponding sensation which — in a later text entitled Atharvaveda — is called sam-sparsa (feeling) [1]. In the Ayurveda, which forms an appendix to the Atharvaveda, the primeval matter (sattva) acts upon the fives senses of knowledge or buddhīndrīya (hearing, touch, sight, taste, smell — Fig. 1).

The historiography of nonconventional medicine in Germany: a concise overview.

Abstract: L'historiographie des pratiques de la medecine non conventionnelle telle que l'homeopathie, le mesmerisme et l'exorcisme utilisees en Allemagne aux XIX e et XX e siecles est decrite

A Complete Bibliography of Publications in Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (Reports on the History of Science)

Abstract: [1140, 267, 446, 1024, 666, 348, 618, 217, 1038, 1152, 873, 81, 159, 198, 1075, 1142, 1189, 1196, 1036, 775, 835, 1145, 1178, 915, 1060, 1194, 1193, 885, 1192, 454, 360, 982, 407, 558, 669, 122, 196, 194, 218, 291, 349, 357, 446, 523, 545, 535, 158, 844, 976, 277, 217, 79, 950, 539, 493, 913, 1056, 159, 198, 403, 235, 702, 914, 237, 276, 120, 838, 1074, 840, 374, 197, 351, 372, 431, 581, 405, 293, 438]. -/48 [217]. -/Bd [198]. -/DM [446]. -arbeiten [1201]. -Geschichtsschreibung [1175]. -Mark [378]. -ÖS [1145]. -praxis [956]. -Schleinkofer [948]. -theoretische [1689].

Neuro-Bio-Behavioral Mechanisms of Placebo and Nocebo Responses: Implications for Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice

Abstract: The placebo effect has often been considered a nuisance in basic and particularly clinical research. This view has gradually changed in recent years due to deeper insight into the neuro-bio-behavioral mechanisms steering both the placebo and nocebo responses, the evil twin of placebo. For the neuroscientist, placebo and nocebo responses have evolved as indispensable tools to understand brain mechanisms that link cognitive and emotional factors with symptom perception as well as peripheral physiologic systems and end organ functioning. For the clinical investigator, better understanding of the mechanisms driving placebo and nocebo responses allow the control of these responses and thereby help to more precisely define the efficacy of a specific pharmacological intervention. Finally, in the clinical context, the systematic exploitation of these mechanisms will help to maximize placebo responses and minimize nocebo responses for the patient's benefit. In this review, we summarize and critically examine the neuro-bio-behavioral mechanisms underlying placebo and nocebo responses that are currently known in terms of different diseases and physiologic systems. We subsequently elaborate on the consequences of this knowledge for pharmacological treatments of patients and the implications for pharmacological research, the training of healthcare professionals, and for the health care system and future research strategies on placebo and nocebo responses.

Novel Tactile Sensor Technology and Smart Tactile Sensing Systems: A Review.

Abstract: During the last decades, smart tactile sensing systems based on different sensing techniques have been developed due to their high potential in industry and biomedical engineering. However, smart tactile sensing technologies and systems are still in their infancy, as many technological and system issues remain unresolved and require strong interdisciplinary efforts to address them. This paper provides an overview of smart tactile sensing systems, with a focus on signal processing technologies used to interpret the measured information from tactile sensors and/or sensors for other sensory modalities. The tactile sensing transduction and principles, fabrication and structures are also discussed with their merits and demerits. Finally, the challenges that tactile sensing technology needs to overcome are highlighted.

Benefits and limitations of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding in herbal product authentication

Abstract: Introduction: Herbal medicines play an important role globally in the health care sector and in industrialised countries they are often considered as an alternative to mono-substance medicines. Current quality and authentication assessment methods rely mainly on morphology and analytical phytochemistry-based methods detailed in pharmacopoeias. Herbal products however are often highly processed with numerous ingredients, and even if these analytical methods are accurate for quality control of specific lead or marker compounds, they are of limited suitability for the authentication of biological ingredients. / Objective: To review the benefits and limitations of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding in complementing current herbal product authentication. / Method: Recent literature relating to DNA based authentication of medicinal plants, herbal medicines and products are summarised to provide a basic understanding of how DNA barcoding and metabarcoding can be applied to this field. / Results: Different methods of quality control and authentication have varying resolution and usefulness along the value chain of these products. DNA barcoding can be used for authenticating products based on single herbal ingredients and DNA metabarcoding for assessment of species diversity in processed products, and both methods should be used in combination with appropriate hyphenated chemical methods for quality control. / Conclusions: DNA barcoding and metabarcoding have potential in the context of quality control of both well and poorly regulated supply systems. Standardisation of protocols for DNA barcoding and DNA sequence-based identification are necessary before DNA-based biological methods can be implemented as routine analytical approaches and approved by the competent authorities for use in regulated procedures.