Modern technology helps shed light on illnesses in artists of the past
...eved to have been Munch's artistic expression of a fiery volcanic eruption which occurred that year in Indonesia. The explosion was so intense, Munch could see the blood red sky during an evening stroll in Oslo, which is half a world away. Some also believe that Munch recreated the scene in 1893 while his......nals when exposed to Death Valley-like heat or the fiery properties of peppery food, mustard oil and other compounds. Human pain-sensing neurons also have these receptors on their surface, and some pain treatments have been developed that target them. The capsaicin receptor acts as a channel on the nerve s...