Sung Yong Kang

The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and the Five Aggregates (skandha-s) of the Early Buddhism: Parallels and Differences on Understanding of Human Mind.

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience August 27, 2026 Sung Yong Kang, Soonjo Hwang

The research domain criteria (RDoC) was launched by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to provide a framework towards development of neurobiological models and novel treatment methods for mental health disorders. Here we elucidate the possible parallels between the RDoC and the understanding of human mind by the early Buddhism, conceptualized as the five aggregates (skandha-s). They...