Nineteenth-century inhibitory theories of thinking: Bain, Ferrier, Freud (and Phineas Gage).

Macmillan, Malcolm

doi:10.1037/1093-4510.3.3.187

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“…84-85, 1891; see also Jackson, 1879;Macmillan, 1997, pp. 104-105;Macmillan, 2000). By the time of Studies on Hysteria he described how he could follow a train of thought from the conscious into the unconscious:…”

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TARGET ARTICLE: Limitations to Free Association and Interpretation

Macmillan¹

2001

Psychological Inquiry

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TARGET ARTICLE: Limitations to Free Association and Interpretation

Macmillan¹

2001

Psychological Inquiry

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“…This theory underpinned Sigmund Freud's ideas (1856–1939) who, at the beginning of his scientific activities (1895), had described psychological phenomena as forms of nervous energy in neuronal systems, which consisted of diverse cellular types, each with only one function [35, 43–45]. During a painful experience, for example, the representation of a dangerous object would stimulate specific “neuron-keys” that could trigger aversive emotions.…”

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The Limbic System Conception and Its Historical Evolution

Roxo

Franceschini

Zúbaran

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The Scientific World JOURNAL

110

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Throughout the centuries, scientific observers have endeavoured to extend their knowledge of the interrelationships between the brain and its regulatory control of human emotions and behaviour. Since the time of physicians such as Aristotle and Galen and the more recent observations of clinicians and neuropathologists such as Broca, Papez, and McLean, the field of affective neuroscience has matured to become the province of neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists. It is accepted that the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, hippocampus, and insula participate in the majority of emotional processes. New imaging technologies and molecular biology discoveries are expanding further the frontiers of knowledge in this arena. The advancements of knowledge on the interplay between the human brain and emotions came about as the legacy of the pioneers mentioned in this field. The aim of this paper is to describe the historical evolution of the scientific understanding of interconnections between the human brain, behaviour, and emotions.

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“…In this case, a metal rod entered his cheek and exited through the frontal region, which shattered his skull and damaged the prefrontal cortex [ 6 , 7 ]. The patient, who was in perfect physical condition, developed a behavioural disorder after the accident in which he did not have the ability to use anticipatory planning and had become socially awkward [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. Based on this event, a revolution of studies and information about the process of emotions ensued.…”

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The Network Systems Underlying Emotions: The Rational Foundation of Deep Brain Stimulation Psychosurgery

Vega-Zelaya

Pastor

2023

Brain Sciences

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Science and philosophy have tried to understand the origin of emotions for centuries. However, only in the last 150 years have we started to try to understand them in a neuroscientific scope. Emotions include physiological changes involving different systems, such as the endocrine or the musculoskeletal, but they also cause a conscious experience of those changes that are embedded in memory. In addition to the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuit, which is the most important of the basal ganglia, the limbic system and prefrontal circuit are primarily involved in the process of emotion perceptions, thoughts, and memories. The purpose of this review is to describe the anatomy and physiology of the different brain structures involved in circuits that underlie emotions and behaviour, underlying the symptoms of certain psychiatric pathologies. These circuits are targeted during deep brain stimulation (DBS) and knowledge of them is mandatory to understand the clinical-physiological implications for the treatment. We summarize the main outcomes of DBS treatment in several psychiatric illness such as obsessive compulsive disorder, refractory depression, erethism and other conditions, aiming to understand the rationale for selecting these neural systems as targets for DBS.

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Nineteenth-century inhibitory theories of thinking: Bain, Ferrier, Freud (and Phineas Gage).

Cited by 10 publications

References 41 publications

TARGET ARTICLE: Limitations to Free Association and Interpretation

TARGET ARTICLE: Limitations to Free Association and Interpretation

The Limbic System Conception and Its Historical Evolution

The Network Systems Underlying Emotions: The Rational Foundation of Deep Brain Stimulation Psychosurgery

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