Serendipia y psicofarmacología

• Autores: Jesús V. Cobo Gómez
• Localización: Atención Farmacéutica, ISSN 1139-7357, Vol. 13, Nº. 5, 2011, págs. 312-318
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Serendipity and psychopharmacology
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• Resumen

  • The term serendipity is a modern neologism in Spanish that comes from the English language and refers to the way in which a scientific discovery immediately occurs by accident or a strange coincidence. In this revision, we will cite various cases of serendipity and pseudo-serendipity in science and medicine with the purpose of focusing later on serendipity in pharmacology and, above all, on psychopharmacology; emphasizing such process (together with pseudo-serendipity) as apparently one of the most powerful agents for fruitful innovation. Finally, we will conclude with a critical intervention about serendipity and its role in science