From Photography to fMRI: Epistemic Functions of Images in Medical Research on Hysteria

Paula Muhr

Open Access Published by transcript Verlag 2022

From Photography to fMRI

Epistemic Functions of Images in Medical Research on Hysteria

Paula Muhr
Funded by: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Volume 209 in the series Image

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839461761

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Hysteria, a mysterious disease known since antiquity, is said to have ceased to exist. Challenging this commonly held view, this is the first cross-disciplinary study to examine the current functional neuroimaging research into hysteria and compare it to the 19th-century image-based research into the same disorder. Paula Muhr's central argument is that, both in the 19th-century and current neurobiological research on hysteria, images have enabled researchers to generate new medical insights. Through detailed case studies, Muhr traces how different images, from photography to functional brain scans, have reshaped the historically situated medical understanding of this disorder that defies the mind-body dualism.

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Paula Muhr is an independent scholar and visual artist who investigates knowledge-producing functions of new imaging technologies in biomedical and natural sciences. Her research is situated at the intersection of science and technology studies (STS), image theory, medias studies and history of science. She holds a PhD in Visual History from Humboldt University Berlin and a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts (Meisterschülerin) from the Academy of Fine Arts (HGB) in Leipzig. She has published on contemporary photography, image-based hysteria research as well as black hole imaging in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes.

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Besprochen in:
https://hstmnetworkireland.org, 25.01.2022
https://historypsychiatry.com, 30.01.2023

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	9
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	13
1 Epistemic Functions of Images in Charcot’s Neurophysiological Research on Hysteria
1 Epistemic Functions of Images in Charcot's Neurophysiological Research on Hysteria: Introduction Open Access Download PDF	29
1.1 Nosographic Stage: From Charcot’s Early Lectures on Hysteria to Photography-Driven Mapping of the Hysterical Attack Open Access Download PDF	37
1.2 Hypnotic Experiments: Image-Based Search for the Neurophysiological Basis of Hysteria Open Access Download PDF	87
1.3 From Diagnosis to Pathogenesis and Treatment: Visualising Sensorimotor Deficits in Cases of Traumatic Hysterical Paralysis Open Access Download PDF	136
2 From Disappearance to Reappearance of Image-Based Hysteria Research
2 From Disappearance to Reappearance of Image-Based Hysteria Research: Introduction Open Access Download PDF	181
2.1 Gradual Dismissal of Images as Epistemic Tools From Hysteria Research Open Access Download PDF	185
2.2 The Putative Disappearance of Somatic Manifestations of Hysteria Open Access Download PDF	219
2.3 The Reappearance of Image-Based Hysteria Research Open Access Download PDF	237
2.4 Current Neurological Reconceptualisation of Hysteria through fMRI Research Open Access Download PDF	257
3 Using fMRI as an Investigation Tool in Hysteria Research
3 Using fMRI as an Investigation Tool in Hysteria Research: Introduction Open Access Download PDF	275
3.1 Experimental Setup: Creating the Measurability of Hysterical Symptoms Open Access Download PDF	282
3.2 Measurement: Translating the Active Brain into Imaging Data Open Access Download PDF	304
3.3 Preprocessing: Constituting the Analysability of fMRI Data Open Access Download PDF	328
3.4 Statistical Analysis: Articulating the Task-Induced Neural Activity of Interest Open Access Download PDF	345
3.5 Visualising Functional Brain Maps: Ascribing the Symbolic Meaning Open Access Download PDF	373
4 fMRI-Based Exploratory Search for the Neural Basis of Hysterical Symptoms
4 fMRI-Based Exploratory Search for the Neural Basis of Hysterical Symptoms: Introduction Open Access Download PDF	401
4.1 Examining Hysteria’s Relationship to Malingering and Hypnosis Open Access Download PDF	406
4.2 Probing the Neural Mechanisms behind the Patients’ Subjective Experiences of Their Symptoms Open Access Download PDF	432
4.3 Imaging Hysteria Patients’ Aberrant Neural Processing of Experimentally Induced Emotional States Open Access Download PDF	457
4.4 Identifying Symptom-Related Alterations in the Intrinsic Dynamic Organisation of Hysteria Patients’ Brains Open Access Download PDF	494
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	537
Glossary Open Access Download PDF	545
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	555
Illustration Credits Open Access Download PDF	609

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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 614
Keywords: Functional Neurological Disorder; Neuroimaging; Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI); Photography; Medical Research; Visual Studies; Gender; Medicine; History of Medicine; Gender Studies; Fine Arts

eBook

Published: September 27, 2022
ISBN: 9783839461761