Heterotopia (space) - Wikipedia Heterotopia is a concept elaborated by philosopher Michel Foucault to describe certain cultural, institutional and discursive spaces that are somehow "other": disturbing, intense, incompatible, contradictory or transforming Heterotopias are "worlds within worlds": both similar to their surroundings, and contrasting with or upsetting them
Brain Heterotopia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options In the realm of neurology, heterotopia is a fancy way of saying “out of place ” It’s like finding a palm tree in the Arctic or a penguin in the Sahara – things that just don’t belong where they’ve ended up Normally, our brains develop with a beautiful, predictable pattern
What is Heterotopia? | Definition, Examples Analysis - Perlego Put simply, heterotopias are worlds within worlds which somehow disturb or unsettle what lies outside of them Heterotopia can be understood in relation to “utopia,” a term created by Thomas More in his fictional work Utopia (1551, [2014])
Grey matter heterotopia | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia. org Grey matter heterotopias are believed to be due to interruption of the normal migration of neurons from the periventricular telencephalic germinal matrix to the cortex and may be due to either genetic abnormalities or infection trauma Neuroblasts proliferate in the germinal matrix between 7 and 8 weeks of gestation
Causes and Consequences of Gray Matter Heterotopia - PMC Gray matter heterotopia (GMH) is a group of neurological disorders characterized by the ectopic position of neurons They present as ectopic clusters of neurons along the ventricular walls [mainly comprising periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH)] or they form in the deep white matter a nodule (focal subcortical heterotopia) or a packaged
Michel Foucaults Theory of Heterotopia - RTF - Rethinking The Future The heterotopia portrays a juxtapositional, relational setting with strange places and apparent conflicts To illustrate the duality and contradictions, the truth and unreality of utopia and heterotopia, Foucault utilized the metaphor of a mirror
Heterotopia, Overview - SpringerLink The term “heterotopia” is sometimes used to refer to strange or ambivalent places – places that defy the normal logic of ordering Routinely, many spaces and places in a given culture or society tend to be understood as ordered by a certain overarching logic