Most researchers working in the field of biological psychology and psychiatry assume that biological mechanisms underlie (symptoms of) mental disorders. Many also hold a reductionist view, that is, they believe that by breaking a system apart to study its individual components we can understand and predict the system’s behavior as a whole. Fueled by technical advances, the last few decades have witnessed a surge in efforts aimed at elucidating biological mechanisms (genes, cells, neural networks) underlying psychopathology, in order to predict – and in the future possibly even define – mental disorders. However, so far, it has been difficult to find clinically useful biomarkers. Some argue that this is because of the limitations of currently available methods and data, while others argue that the prevailing conceptualizations of mental disorders are simply too reductionist, and the quest for meaningful biomarkers is fundamentally flawed. This symposium presents different viewpoints on biological reductionism, supported by state-of-the-art empirical research. The aim is to inspire future scholars to reflect critically on the question to what degree biological reductionism can contribute to our understanding and treatment of mental disorders.
Date
October 28-29, 2021
Location
Kapellerput Heeze, The Netherlands
https://www.kapellerput.nl/
Organization
Lotte Gerritsen, Renée Visser, Gaëtan Mertens
PROGRAM
| Thursday
October 28
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Introduction + Coffee/Tea |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Carmine Pariante – Preliminary title: TBA |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | PhD presentation – Speaker to be announced |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.30 | Tinca Polderman – Preliminary title: TBA |
| 14.30 – 15.30 | Silvia Papalini – The relation between Research Domain Criteria and Experimental Psychopathology |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Short break |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Interactive session part A |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | PhD presentation – Speaker to be announced |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | PhD presentation – Speaker to be announced |
| 17.15 – 18.00 | Drinks |
| 18.00 – 19.00 | Dinner |
| 20.30 – late | Socializing |
PROGRAM
| Friday
October 29
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| 09.00 – 10.00 | Miquel Angel Fullana – Biomarkers in mental health: hope or hype? The example of fear extinction |
| 10.00 – 10.45 | Interactive session part B |
| 10.45 – 11.00 | Short break – Coffee/Tea |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Interactive session part C |
| 12:00 – 12.30 | PhD presentation – Speaker to be announced |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.00 | Synthesis of the interactive sessions |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Floortje Scheepers – Preliminary title: TBA |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Closure |
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
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