A Journey from Reductionism in Neuroscience to Reductionism in Psychiatry

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  • Fahimeh Mianji Doctoral Fellow of the Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS), Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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https://doi.org/10.22122/ijbmc.v2i2.31

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Published

2015-10-12

How to Cite

Mianji, F. (2015). A Journey from Reductionism in Neuroscience to Reductionism in Psychiatry. International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture, 2(2), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.22122/ijbmc.v2i2.31

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