A clínica da psicofísica

Abstract

AbstrAbstr Abstr Abstr Abstrac ac ac ac act: t: t: t: t: Introducing the Psychophysics as an applied science in investigating and approaches and clinical diagnostics. Initially, we introduce something of the epistemological and theoretical aspects of the area, we move to approaches that may provide on Psychophysics clinical applicability and finally, we discuss the recent advances in clinical application, we present the experiences of our laboratory for clinical research in psychophysics, ending with the prospects for extending the use of psychophysics to clinical investigations of perceptual functions more complex.

Mapping changes in women's visual functions during the menstrual cycle: narrative review

“…44 The results from simulations and experiments involving women were reviewed to assess the usefulness of these adaptive procedures and the special circumstances in which one might be superior to another. 45 Different articles measured visual tasks that assessed eye movement, visuospatial attention and visual reaction time. 21,23,24,33 Lastly, there were tests that used the psychophysics toolbox to generate stimuli from circular sinusoidal grids and from Gabor, with the aim of assessing visual sensitivity at different stages of the menstrual cycle.…”

Estudo psicofísico da atenção visual e avaliação cognitiva em adolescentes com TDAH

“…A Psicofísica é um dos ramos mais antigos da psicologia (Costa, 2011). Os métodos psicofísicos podem ser aplicados a uma gama de investigações psicológicas.…”

“…Em neurociências ela tem permitido estudar as relações entre cérebro, cognição e comportamento (Gazzaniga et al, 2006). A associação entre os estímulos físicos e os sistemas sensoriais pode ser aplicada para avaliação de diagnósticos de transtornos mentais, avaliação subjetiva da dor, desenvolvimento do substrato neural e compreensão sobre estruturas e funções do Sistema Nervoso Central -SNC (Costa, 2011).…”

Três estudos usando a Escala centiMax de Borg® (Escala CR de Borg®, CR 100, cM) para o escalonamento de sintomas depressivos

“…When Fechner (1866) developed Psychophysics, his aim was to present a scientific method for the study of relationships between body and mind, precisely, between the physical and phenomenological worlds. The understanding of inner process allows us to access mental events more complex (Costa, 2011). We don't need any tool, technique or instrument to obtain perceptions.…”

“…Consequently, the application of psychophysical evaluation in the clinical field can provide empirical elements to study either epistemological issues about perception or investigate how the physical (inner and outer) world is perceived by the patients with different disorders, like brain palsy, schizophrenia, autism, depression, etc. (Costa, 2011).…”