Conceptual Issues in Psychiatric Neuroimaging: An Update

Title:Conceptual Issues in Psychiatric Neuroimaging: An Update

Volume: 12 Issue: 21

Author(s): D. Stoyanov, G. Stanghellini and M. Broome

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Keywords: Functional neuroimaging, translation, validity, methodology

Abstract: Aim: In this paper, we provide an update on the conceptual issues of psychiatric neuroimaging, especially in the light of the current reductive claims of the eliminative physicalism.

Argument: our argument is developed on three stages. The first is to highlight the crucial importance of phenomenological psychopathology and person-centered approach, which remains underestimated; the second is to bring forward the view that functional neuroimaging is relevant to the area of ‘translation’ in the mind-brain debate. The third point is to present a critical analysis of the shortcomings in structural and functional neuroimaging from methodological and epistemological perspectives.

Conclusion: a novel paradigm for translational cross-validation among neuroscience, psychopathology and clinical psychology is presented.

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Stoyanov D., Stanghellini G. and Broome M., Conceptual Issues in Psychiatric Neuroimaging: An Update, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2012; 12 (21) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026611212210007