Scientific debates
This section gathers the scientific debates raised by Alfred Tomatis’s work: critical articles, skeptical discussions and controversies. They are presented out of a concern for balance and documentary integrity — an honest archive also makes available what has contested the method. Each piece is transcribed and accompanied by its facsimile.
Documents in this section
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The Tomatis Myth
A critical and sceptical article by M. Gomez and S. Tomkiewicz analysing Alfred Tomatis's audio-psycho-phonology as a para-religious theoretical model. Published in the journal « Neuropsychiatrie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence » (around 1980). Full transcription of the eight pages.
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Talk: Alfred A. Tomatis (archived Wikipedia talk page)
Archive of the Talk page of the English Wikipedia article on Alfred A. Tomatis — preserved as a record of the 2007-2012 controversy over the trademark, licensing, the official status of Tomatis Developpement SA (Luxembourg) and the authenticity of the Tomatis Method. Content in the original English