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Brain, Decision Making and Mental Health

  • Applies critical thinking to bridge divisions in thinking across sciences

  • Addresses the association between thinking, brain function, and health

  • Traces decision-making styles and outcomes in integrated and social contexts

Part of the book series: Integrated Science (IS, volume 12)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction to Brain, Decision-Making, and Mental Health

    • Nima Rezaei, Amene Saghazadeh
    Pages 1-17
  3. Science and the Spectrum of Critical Thinking

    • Jeffrey Scheuer
    Pages 37-56
  4. Critical Thinking Across the Sciences

    • Rui Sampaio da Silva
    Pages 95-113
  5. Models of Medical Reasoning

    • Margherita Benzi
    Pages 115-133
  6. Shaping Clinical Reasoning

    • Rita Payan-Carreira, Joana Reis
    Pages 157-178
  7. Critical Thinking in Nursing

    • Şefika Dilek Güven
    Pages 179-189
  8. Thinking, Feeling, and Moving: Competition for Brain Resources in Health and Disease

    • Ka Sing Paris Lai, James Patience, Amer M. Burhan
    Pages 237-259
  9. Hypothesized Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment During High-Intensity Acute Exercise

    • Myungjin Jung, Minsoo Kang, Paul D. Loprinzi
    Pages 261-294

About this book

Brain, Decision Making, and Mental Health acknowledges that thinking is not a constant phenomenon but varies considerably across cultures. Critical thinking is particularly important in bridging thinking divisions and its applicability across sciences, particularly medical sciences. We see critical thinking as educable and the arts as means to achieve this purpose. We address the multidimensional relationship between thinking and health and related mechanisms. Thinking mainly affects emotion regulation and executive function; in other words, both mental and physical health are related as a function of thoughts. Considering the thinking‐feeling‐emotion regulation/executive function pathway, it would be reasonable to propose thinking capacities‐based interventions to impact emotion regulation and executive function, such as mindfulness and psychotherapy. We review decision-making taking place in integrated and social contexts and discuss the decision-making styles-decision outcomes relation. Finally, artificial thinking and intelligence prepare us for decision-making outside the human mind.

Keywords

  • Thinking
  • Creativity
  • Conscious thought
  • Expertise
  • Concentration

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Stockholm, Sweden

    Nima Rezaei

Bibliographic Information

Buying options

eBook USD 189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-15959-6
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)