On the persuasion power of medical images

Authors

  • Rafaela Teixeira Zorzanelli FAPERJ/CAPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v5i2.515

Keywords:

medical images, objectivity, neuroimages

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

Rafaela Teixeira Zorzanelli, FAPERJ/CAPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Psicóloga, Mestre em Psicologia pela UFF, Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pelo Instituto de Medicina Social da UERJ, Pós-doutorado em andamento pelo mesmo Instituto, com apoio FAPERJ/CAPES.

How to Cite

Zorzanelli, R. T. (2011). On the persuasion power of medical images. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v5i2.515

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