• DocumentCode
    446063
  • Title

    Neural network approaches to personal change in psychotherapy

  • Author

    Aleksandrowicz, Ana Maria C ; Levine, Daniel S.

  • Author_Institution
    ENSP-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    July 31 2005-Aug. 4 2005
  • Firstpage
    2139
  • Abstract
    A neural network theory is proposed for how psychotherapy can move the mind´s dynamical system from a less optimal to a more optimal steady state. Parts of the proposed network are analogous to pathways connecting prefrontal cortex and subcortical brain regions.
  • Keywords
    brain; neural nets; psychology; neural network theory; optimal steady state; prefrontal cortex; psychotherapy; subcortical brain regions; Biological neural networks; Brain; Diseases; Intelligent networks; Joining processes; Medical treatment; Neural networks; Neuroscience; Psychology; Steady-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Neural Networks, 2005. IJCNN '05. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International Joint Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9048-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IJCNN.2005.1556231
  • Filename
    1556231