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Predictive Processing and the Varieties of Psychological Trauma

A recently popular framework in the cognitive sciences takes the human nervous system to be a hierarchically arranged Bayesian prediction machine. In this paper, we examine psychological trauma through the lens of this framework. We suggest that this can help us to understand the nature of trauma, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wilkinson, Sam, Dodgson, Guy, Meares, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29089916
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01840
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Sumario:A recently popular framework in the cognitive sciences takes the human nervous system to be a hierarchically arranged Bayesian prediction machine. In this paper, we examine psychological trauma through the lens of this framework. We suggest that this can help us to understand the nature of trauma, and the different effects that different kinds of trauma can have. We end by exploring synergies between our approach and current theories of PTSD, and gesture toward future directions.