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<p>In 1926, an article entitled “<i>The Symptom, Its Origin and Significance for Our Understanding of the Structure and Function of the Nervous System</i>” by the Frankfurt neurologist Kurt Goldstein was published, which, a&#xa0;year after Goldstein’s death, was hailed by the Soviet neurologist and neuropsychologist Alexander Luria as the true beginning of neuropsychology. The present paper describes the key theses of Goldstein’s article and relates them to Luria’s appraisal, the reasons for which prove not too convincing. Nevertheless, important conclusions even for contemporary neuropsychology and neuroscience can be drawn from <i>The Symptom</i>, particularly from Goldstein’s emphasis on a&#xa0;holistic, systemic perspective while simultaneously acknowledging the relevance of detail-oriented, mechanistic approaches. With this epistemologically and clinically grounded reflection, Goldstein attempted to establish a&#xa0;distinct intellectual culture within neuropsychology, one that influenced, among other things, philosophical phenomenology, and that could be described as “responsive neuropsychology.”</p>

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Die Kontextualität von Symptomen und die Entwicklung einer responsiven Neuropsychologie

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    2026年6月24日

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  • Stefan Frisch

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In 1926, an article entitled “The Symptom, Its Origin and Significance for Our Understanding of the Structure and Function of the Nervous System” by the Frankfurt neurologist Kurt Goldstein was published, which, a year after Goldstein’s death, was hailed by the Soviet neurologist and neuropsychologist Alexander Luria as the true beginning of neuropsychology. The present paper describes the key theses of Goldstein’s article and relates them to Luria’s appraisal, the reasons for which prove not too convincing. Nevertheless, important conclusions even for contemporary neuropsychology and neuroscience can be drawn from The Symptom, particularly from Goldstein’s emphasis on a holistic, systemic perspective while simultaneously acknowledging the relevance of detail-oriented, mechanistic approaches. With this epistemologically and clinically grounded reflection, Goldstein attempted to establish a distinct intellectual culture within neuropsychology, one that influenced, among other things, philosophical phenomenology, and that could be described as “responsive neuropsychology.”