We study the relations between Psychology (and related disciplines), the subjects they study, and the society and culture that they are part of. We draw our inspiration from History and Philosophy of Science and from Science and Technology Studies.
Our research is concerned with topics such as:
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Psychiatric disease concepts and the increasing prominence of biochemical views of mental illness
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The rules and practices of psychiatric drug testing
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Autobiographical memory
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History of neurology
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Evolutionary psychology's claim to integrate the biological and social sciences
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Social technology
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The use of brain machines and its philosophical implications
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Autism, identity and politics
The latest National Research Evaluation of psychology programs in the Netherlands ranked Theory & History of Psychology at Groningen University second of 39 national research programs in psychology with regard to its first three criteria 'quality', 'productivity' and 'relevance'.
