title: The mind-body problem from a medical perspective.
abstract: Classical philosophical ideas on the mind-body problem were interpreted in the light of contemporary theories. There are two mind-body theories that are suspect for a natural scientist, namely, parallelism and panpsychism. There are three further theories that are considered radical and not supported by current research: epiphenomenalism, central-state materialism and behaviorism. That leaves us with the two most prevalent theories, namely, interactionism and neural identity. The authors discuss the evidence for and against each theory.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Warnes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*