Are computational models of any use to psychiatry?

 

 

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Are computational models of any use to psychiatry?

via ScienceDirect Publication: Neural Networks on 3/10/11

Publication year: 2011
Source: Neural Networks, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 March 2011
Quentin J.M., Huys , Michael, Moutoussis , Jonathan, Williams
Mathematically rigorous descriptions of key hypotheses and theories are becoming more common in neuroscience and are beginning to be applied to psychiatry. In this article two fictional characters, Dr. Strong and Mr. Micawber, debate the use of such computational models (CMs) in psychiatry. We present four fundamental challenges to the use of CMs in psychiatry: (a) the applicability of mathematical approaches to core concepts in psychiatry such as subjective experiences, conflict and suffering; in short, CMs have yet to influence psychiatric practice; (b) whether psychiatry is mature enough to allow informative modelling; (c) whether theoretical techniques are powerful enough to...

 

 

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