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I think studies of the mind will always produce less actionable results because at least part of every person's brain develops uniquely. There are structures wh

I think studies of the mind will always produce less actionable results because at least part of every person's brain develops uniquely. There are structures which have specific purposes and the neurochemical mechanisms for how the brain develops are shared, and these areas are definitely worthy of study. But a lot of the brain's structure is formed by individual experience of the environment, which is impossible to generalize. Other organs are shaped by the environment but less so because they are simpler. I wish psychologists and neuroscientists all the best and really hope the fields progress, but we'll never achieve a level of understanding of individual brains and how they respond comparable to say, how heart health can vary with diet. I think it's just the nature of the beast that psychology in particular will remain more art than science.

FrustratedMonky 2y ago
I used to say similar things. But have found that so many things that were considered 'more art than science', after a few decades go by, are solved. Either there was an underlying structure discovered, or different view point, or additional data. Then it become 'oh, that's known, here is the formula'. They become common, are in textbooks. Every science has gone through something like this. Neuroscientist have now been able to scan a brain and re-produce the image the person was thinking of. In 2000 that would be called magic, what about in 2040, will they be able to scan and find out what you are feeling, and then apply some magnetic fields and change your mood. It's now in reach, real studies, real science, the mind is being untangled.