How doctors diagnose diseases and prescribe treatments: an fMRI study of diagnostic salience

Abstract Understanding the brain mechanisms involved in diagnostic reasoning may contribute to the development of methods that reduce errors in medical practice. In this study we identified similar brain systems for diagnosing diseases, prescribing treatments, and naming animals and objects using wr...

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Main Authors: Marcio Melo, Gustavo D. F. Gusso, Marcelo Levites, Edson Amaro Jr., Eduardo Massad, Paulo A. Lotufo, Peter Zeidman, Cathy J. Price, Karl J. Friston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01482-0