Modules, mental

The mind is like a computer program shaped by a genetic algorithm. It works, and works well, but it is hard to say how, and even harder to find out what its components are, to the extent that they exist at all. This may help to explain why psychology has, so far, not been a cumulative science, and why our attempts to discover the structure of the mind, and the structure of intelligence, are so difficult. If this is correct, an evolutionary approach, even though it may not lead us to discrete mental modules, may provide the key to understanding the mind s functional structure, and the neural mechanisms that mediate those functions. 

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The most commonly used semi-structured diagnostic scale is the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCI I) First et al., 1997). A clinical version of the SCID (SCID-CV) is designed for use in clinical settings and covers the most commonly seen diagnoses according to DSM-IV. The research version of the SCID includes ratings for different subtypes, severity and course specifiers of mental disorders. The SCLD-CV contains six modules (A) Mood Episodes (B) Psychotic Symptoms (C) Psychotic Disorders (D) Mood Disorders (E) Substance Use Disorders fF) Anxiety and Other Disorders. 

Mapping Objects onto a Spatial Array The Mental Array Module (MAM)... 

LISA s Mental Array Module (MAM). Object units (large circles) represent locations (values) in the mental array and predicate units (triangles) represent the roles of the relations greater-than and less-than. Location-by-Relation (L x R) units mediate the communication between location units and relation units. See text for details. 

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