Concerns about cultural neurosciences: A critical analysis
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in: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Jahrgang 36, Nr. 1, 01.2012, S. 152-161.
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T1 - Concerns about cultural neurosciences
T2 - A critical analysis
AU - Martínez Mateo, Marina
AU - Cabanis, Maurice
AU - Loebell, Nicole Cruz de Echeverría
AU - Krach, Sören
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Ten years ago, neuroscientists began to study cultural phenomena by using functional MRI. Since then the number of publications in this field, termed cultural neuroscience (CN), has tremendously increased. In these studies, particular concepts of culture are implied, but rarely explicitly discussed. We argue that it is necessary to make these concepts a topic of debate in order to unravel the foundations of CN. From 40 fMRI studies we extracted two strands of reasoning: models investigating universal mechanisms for the formation of cultural groups and habits and, models assessing differences in characteristics among cultural groups. Both strands simplify culture as an inflexible set of traits and specificities. We question this rigid understanding of culture and highlight its hidden evaluative nature.
AB - Ten years ago, neuroscientists began to study cultural phenomena by using functional MRI. Since then the number of publications in this field, termed cultural neuroscience (CN), has tremendously increased. In these studies, particular concepts of culture are implied, but rarely explicitly discussed. We argue that it is necessary to make these concepts a topic of debate in order to unravel the foundations of CN. From 40 fMRI studies we extracted two strands of reasoning: models investigating universal mechanisms for the formation of cultural groups and habits and, models assessing differences in characteristics among cultural groups. Both strands simplify culture as an inflexible set of traits and specificities. We question this rigid understanding of culture and highlight its hidden evaluative nature.
KW - Cultural neuroscience
KW - Differentialism
KW - FMRI
KW - Looping effect
KW - Universalism
KW - Philosophy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82855178833&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.05.006
M3 - Scientific review articles
C2 - 21620886
AN - SCOPUS:82855178833
VL - 36
SP - 152
EP - 161
JO - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
JF - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
SN - 0149-7634
IS - 1
ER -