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Dionysians and Apollonians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2004

Michel Cabanac
Michel Cabanac*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, G1K 7P4, Canada
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Abstract

There are two sorts of scientists: Dionysians, who rely on intuition, and Apollonians, who are more systematic. Self-experimentation is a Dionysian approach that is likely to open new lines of research. Unfortunately, the Dionysian approach does not allow one to predict the results of experiments. That is one reason why self-experimentation is not popular among granting agencies.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 263 - 264
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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