Psychiatry as Cognitive Neuroscience: Philosophical Perspectives

Editor : Matthew R. Broome, Editor : Lisa Bortolotti

Psychiatry as Cognitive Neuroscience: Philosophical Perspectives

Book Details

  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Published : 2009
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 398
  • Category :
    Neuroscience
  • Category 2 :
    Clinical Psychology
  • Catalogue No : 28658
  • ISBN 13 : 9780199238033
  • ISBN 10 : 0199238030
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"Psychiatry as Cognitive Neuroscience" is a philosophical analysis of the role of neuroscience in the study of psychopathology. The book examines numerous cognitive neuroscientific methods, such as neuroimaging and the use of neuropsychological models, in the context of a variety of psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, dependence syndrome, and personality disorders. Neuroscience has long had an impact on the field of psychiatry, and over the last two decades, with the advent of cognitive neuroscience and functional neuroimaging, that influence has been most pronounced. However, many question whether psychopathology can be understood by relying on neuroscience alone, and highlight some of the perceived limits to the way in which neuroscience informs psychiatry. With contributions from world class experts in philosophy and cognitive science, this book will be essential reading for those who have an interest in the importance and the limitations of cognitive neuroscience as an aid to understanding mental illness.

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