- Title
- Towards a (bio)cultural history of the brain?
- Creator
- Roberts-Pedersen, Elizabeth
- Relation
- History Australia Vol. 19, Issue 1, p. 151-160
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14490854.2022.2028573
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Histories of ideas about the brain, and of the brain itself, are relevant for historians studying mental health and madness. This review article outlines the development of the concept of ‘neurohistory’, its potential applications and pitfalls, as well as the benefits of engaging critically with neuroscience.
- Subject
- neurohistory; psychiatry; historiography; emotions; neuroscience
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1469305
- Identifier
- uon:48187
- Identifier
- ISSN:1449-0854
- Language
- eng
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