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The flexible brain. On mind and brain, neural darwinism and psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

J.A. den Boer
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Summary

A theoretical introduction is given in which several theoretical viewpoints concerning the mind-brain problem are discussed. During the last decade philosophers like Searle, Dennett and the Churchlands have taken a more or less pure materialistic position in explaining mental phenomena.

Investigators in biological psychiatry have hardly ever taken a clear position in this discussion, whereas we believe it is important that the conclusions drawn from biological research are embedded in a theoretical framework related to the mind-brain problem.

In this article the thesis is defended that the theory of neural darwinism represents a major step forward and may bridge previous distinctions between biological, clinical and social psychiatry.

Keywords

Brain and mindneural darwinismbiological psychiatryHersenen en geestneuraal darwinismebiologische psychiatrie
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 97 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1997

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