Evidence for Reductionist or Anti-Reductionist Approaches of Mental Processing

Download or read book Evidence for Reductionist or Anti-Reductionist Approaches of Mental Processing written by Francesca Strappini and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-02-16 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As scientists or clinicians, we all have an implicit theory about how the mind relates to the nervous system, which infuses our research and practice. This theory entails what has been traditionally known as “the mind-body problem.” Intrinsically connected to the question of potentials and constraints of human and conscious artificial life, it still represents an open and highly debated philosophical and empirical question. The common assumption for many cognitive neuropsychologists and neuropsychiatrists is that by looking at the anatomical brain function or malfunction it is possible to predict the behavioral experience of individuals. This view, often called reductionism, has dominated the research trajectories in neuroscience and psychiatry in the past decades.