Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40667399›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Superiority of combining psychopathology and the second-generation cognitive science: a discussion of Kristopher Nielsen's pluralist approach.

Yaming Shang, Da Dong, Qingming Liu, Jiali Li

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yaming Shang *Department of Mathematics, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China.
Da Dong *Center for Brain, Mind and Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China.
Qingming Liu *Center for Brain, Mind and Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China.
Jiali Li *Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, advancements in the second-generation cognitive science have significantly contributed to interdisciplinary progress at the intersection of psychopathology and cognitive sciences. This article critically examines Kristopher Nielsen's 3E framework-embodied, embedded, and enactive-which challenges traditional conceptual models of mental disorders. By emphasizing the dynamic interplay among the brain, body, and environment, the framework addresses the limitations of existing approaches, offering a more comprehensive and ecologically valid perspective on psychopathology. In addition, the article proposes directions for future research, underscoring the significance of pluralism in the explanation of mental disorders and exploring the possibility of integrating extended cognition into the existing framework. These theoretical developments enhance multifaceted understandings of mental disorders, refine classification and explanatory methodologies, and inform the development of evidence-based, targeted treatment strategies. Collectively, these insights aim to advance the field of psychopathology toward a more integrated, inclusive, and practice-oriented realm, providing a robust theoretical foundation for innovative clinical approaches to mental health.

Indexed as

4E cognitioncognitive sciencesenactivismexplanatory pluralismmental disorderspsychopathology

Identifiers

PMID40667399
PMCPMC12259627

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.