Psychiatry Research
July 12, 2025
Marianna de Abreu Costa, Patrícia Bado, Maiko Schneider et al.
1 citation
The brain mechanisms underlying patient improvement after interventions remain poorly understood. Identifying the shared and distinct neural pathway between improvement mechanisms across distinct treatment modalities might improve our understanding of brain-behavior relationships and inform personalized approaches. To investigate the neural correlations of symptom improvement in Generalized...
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
2025
Marianna de Abreu Costa, Alexander Moreira-Almeida
7 citations
The mind-brain problem, which explores the relationship between the mind and brain and the nature of consciousness, remains a scientific challenge. It is not a purely theoretical issue; it profoundly shapes our understanding of human nature. This paper reviews evidence on mind-brain problem views impacting ethical, clinical, and academic domains. Evidence shows that dualism is prevalent, even...
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
2025
Marianna de Abreu Costa, Alexander Moreira-Almeida
2 citations
Mediums are individuals who claim to communicate with deceased persons or non-material beings. Rigorous studies have reported that mediums can provide accurate anomalous information (i.e. information not obtained through the conventional senses or inferential reasoning). This paper reviews the evidence about these claims and explores the main conventional explanatory hypotheses: fraud, sitter's...
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
2025
Wagner Farid Gattaz, Marianna de Abreu Costa, Angélica Salatino-Oliveira et al.
There has been a call for neuroscientific studies of spiritual experiences due to their global prevalence, significant impact, and importance for understanding the mind-brain problem. Mediumship is a spiritual experience where individuals claim to communicate with or be influenced by deceased persons or non-material entities. We assessed whether mediums carry specific genetic alterations. We...
Die Wissenschaft vom Leben nach dem Tod
2024
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Marianna de Abreu Costa, Humberto Schubert Coelho
Wenn man den gesamten Körper an Überlebensevidenz mit einem rationalen, rigorosen und offenen Geist analysiert, fällt es schwer, dem Schluss zu widerstehen, dass das Überleben des menschlichen Bewusstseins nach dem permanenten körperlichen Tod eine Tatsache der Natur ist. Tatsächlich ist dies konsequent die Schlussfolgerung, die von der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Menschheit gezogen wurde,...