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The brain and communication are basic for clinical human sciences

¹Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0428, USA.

The British Journal of Medical Psychology

|January 6, 1999

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This study reframes human science problems as brain-based, exploring communicational propensity states (PSALICs) across species. Understanding these states offers new insights for treating patients and clients.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience and Human Sciences
Comparative Psychology
Ethology

Background:

Human social and communication difficulties can be reframed as brain-based issues.
Restrictive biological views need updating, as the brain is central to social interaction.
The human brain's evolution, influenced by the genome, shows remarkable learning potential.

Purpose of the Study:

To reformulate human science problems using medical science concepts, locating them in the brain.
To explore communicational propensity states (PSALICs) across humans and non-human animals.
To investigate the implications of an across-species comparison approach for clinical treatment.

Main Methods:

Applying basic medical science concepts to human science problems.

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Comparing human brain structure and function with non-human primates (chimpanzees, gorillas).

Utilizing psychiatric nosology to define and describe communicational propensity states (PSALICs).

Main Results:

Human brains are significantly larger than those of primates, correlating with increased social interaction and complex communication.
Communicational propensity states (PSALICs) are present in normal humans, psychiatric patients, and non-human animals.
Eight specific PSALICs (alpha, audience, in-group omega, mating, nurturant, nurturance-eliciting, out-group omega, spacing-avoidant) are described and their varied expressions noted.

Conclusions:

A basic science, brain-centered formulation of human issues is proposed.
Across-species comparisons of communicational propensity states offer novel perspectives.
This approach has significant implications for the treatment of patients and clients in human science fields.