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A framework that applies dialectical materialism to the study of the brain and nervous system. It rejects both simplistic reductionism (mind = brain) and dualism, instead viewing the mind‑brain relationship as a dialectical unity: mental processes are realized through neural activity, but that activity is shaped by experience, society, and history—which in turn change the brain. It emphasizes development: the brain is not static but transforms through internal contradictions (e.g., plasticity vs. stability, excitation vs. inhibition). Historical‑dialectical neuroscience also studies how neuroscientific knowledge itself is produced within historical and social contexts, challenging claims of pure objectivity. It seeks to integrate biological, psychological, and social levels without collapsing them.
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