His name is A.D., 59 years old. A right-handed man with no remarkable medical history, fully autonomous, no psychiatric scars or developmental concerns. Just an ordinary individual until one day, something quietly unraveled behind the curtain of appearances. Since a minor stroke, faces have changed in nature. Every time he sees one, a strange asymmetry…
What if schizophrenia were not merely a disorder, but a cry the world refuses to hear? Behind diagnoses, brain scans, and technical jargon are human beings who waver — fractured consciences crossed by a pain that no word can fully express. Reality becomes too intense, meaning unravels, and even the body no longer knows where…
Fear is an emotion we try to avoid in daily life, yet we eagerly seek it out in entertainment. Horror films, haunted houses, roller coasters, escape rooms — everywhere, humans put themselves face to face with imaginary dangers. But why do we take pleasure in shivering with fear? Since Darwin — who described a frightened…
There are evenings when the soul falls silent, and the body, in its subtle tremors, tells the whole story: the shoulders weighed down by past sorrows, the quickened breath of silent fears, the sluggishness of movements where hope loses its way. Perhaps it is here, in this wordless language of flesh, that the most intimate…
In every family, classroom, coffee shop, or team meeting, there’s always one person who holds back. They listen, observe, sometimes smile… but rarely speak. While others jump in, interrupt, disagree, and debate with passion, the quiet one blends into the background. Is this simply shyness, a fear of speaking up — or a deliberate choice?…
Aging isn’t just about wrinkles or grey hair. It’s a much deeper transformation—one that quietly reshapes us from within, deep in the folds of our brain. Once regarded as an inevitable or marginal phenomenon, aging is now at the forefront of scientific and societal concerns. Thanks to medical advances and improved living conditions, we’re living…
Tensions run so high that the slightest gesture could spark a clash. Suddenly, silence falls. An old man steps forward, his slow pace sharply contrasting with the agitation of the young, who were about to kill each other over access to a stream bordering their land. The elder carries no spear, no shield—only the weight…
To grow is to conquer, step by step physically and mentally, It’s a long and delicate choreography, where every gesture attempted, every movement explored, and every balance achieved helps shape the child. Long before learning to read or count, children discover the world through their bodies through movement, gaze, posture, and hand play. These early…
Péguy’s Lucidity or the Enigma of Our “Guilty Absent‑Mindedness” The thinker Charles Péguy, in a sharply observed passage cited by Francine Lenne, pinpoints a fundamental yet widespread error of human reasoning:“Speaking of what one does not know (…) will always remain man’s favorite occupation.” With a clinical edge of irony, he notes that while the…
Alzheimer’s is often described as a “disease of memory.” While this description captures its most visible symptom, it oversimplifies the profound disruption it causes. The disease doesn’t just impair the ability to remember it alters the very architecture of identity. With every forgotten moment, every lost temporal landmark, the fragile fabric of the self begins…