Soul, butterfly, mythological nymph: psyche in philosophy and neuroscience

ABSTRACT The term “psyche” and its derivatives – including “Psychology” and “Psychiatry” – are rooted in classical philosophy and in mythology. Over the centuries, psyche has been the subject of discourse and contemplation, and of fable; it has also come to signify, in entomology, the order of Lepid...

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Main Authors: Elena I. Antonakou, Lazaros C. Triarhou
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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description ABSTRACT The term “psyche” and its derivatives – including “Psychology” and “Psychiatry” – are rooted in classical philosophy and in mythology. Over the centuries, psyche has been the subject of discourse and contemplation, and of fable; it has also come to signify, in entomology, the order of Lepidoptera. In the current surge of research on brain and mind, there is a gradual transition from the psyche (or the “soul”) to the specified descriptors defined by the fields of Behavioral, Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience.
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spellingShingle Elena I. Antonakou
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Soul, butterfly, mythological nymph: psyche in philosophy and neuroscience
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history, ancient
philosophy
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
title Soul, butterfly, mythological nymph: psyche in philosophy and neuroscience
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history, ancient
philosophy
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
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