On the persuasion power of medical images

The article aims to analyze the persuasiveness of medical images using as examples two specific cases: the use of mental picture of European medicine in the late nineteenth century, and of neuroimaging in the field of contemporary neuroscience. The commonality between the two cases studied is the po...

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Autor: Zorzanelli, Rafaela Teixeira
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Recursos:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Repositorio:RECIIS (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br:article/515
Acesso em linha:https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/515
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:medical images
objectivity
neuroimages
imagens médicas
objetividade
neuroimagens
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Resumo:The article aims to analyze the persuasiveness of medical images using as examples two specific cases: the use of mental picture of European medicine in the late nineteenth century, and of neuroimaging in the field of contemporary neuroscience. The commonality between the two cases studied is the power of convincing portrayal of the supposed reality of behaviors or pathological conditions, especially in the field of mental medicine. We will emphasize the field of neuroimaging, mapping a critical analysis of the peculiarities of its production process, particularly by researchers in the neurosciences.