necrocentric
necrocentric by Illharbinger January 31, 2015
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negrocentric
When black people won't talk to you because you're white. The usual cause of segregation in schools or the military. Whereas white people are generally open and friendly to people of other races, blacks generally are more standoffish; tending to hang with people of their own race. Possibly one of the negative side-effects of having one's ancestors owned by another's.
"Man you notice how none of the black dudes never talk to us?"
"Don't sweat it they're just being negrocentric.
"Don't sweat it they're just being negrocentric.
negrocentric by wannabeawigger October 9, 2008
Negrocentric
Of, or pertaining to negroes.
My hair is looking very negrocentric today.
I like Christmas, but I love the negrocentric qualities of Kwanzaa.
I like Christmas, but I love the negrocentric qualities of Kwanzaa.
Negrocentric by GhostParty May 7, 2020
Neurocentrist Supremacism
A closely related term emphasizing the centrality of the brain as the primary, often sole, locus of explanation for human experience. Neurocentrist supremacism claims that the brain is the “seat” of all mental life, and that any account of cognition, emotion, or behavior that does not ultimately refer to the brain is superficial or misguided. It often dismisses embodied, extended, or distributed cognition frameworks, treating them as unscientific. This supremacism is less about neuroscience per se and more about a metaphysical commitment to brain‑based reductionism.
Example: “He argued that thinking could only happen inside skulls, rejecting research on distributed cognition and tool‑based reasoning. Neurocentrist supremacism: insisting that the brain is the only possible site of intelligence.”
Neurocentrist Supremacism by Dumu The Void April 18, 2026
Neurocentrist Dogmatism
The unreflective assertion that any phenomenon must be explained by looking inside the brain, regardless of whether the phenomenon is social, historical, or cultural. Neurocentrist dogmatism rejects the possibility of autonomous explanations at higher levels, insisting that “real” explanations are always neural. It appears in claims like “violence is caused by brain chemistry, not poverty” or “love is just oxytocin, not relationship history.” It ignores the fact that brains are embedded in bodies, societies, and environments that co‑constitute experience.
Example: “He attributed addiction entirely to dopamine circuits, dismissing social and economic factors as irrelevant. Neurocentrist dogmatism: reducing complex, multi‑level phenomena to a single neural dimension.”
Neurocentrist Orthodoxy
The established institutional and intellectual consensus that privileges brain‑centered explanations across psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. This orthodoxy dictates funding priorities, publication standards, and career advancement, often marginalizing researchers who focus on environmental, developmental, or systemic factors. It is reinforced by the prestige of neuroimaging technology and the assumption that “seeing the brain” provides a more fundamental understanding than observing behavior or social interaction. The orthodoxy can persist even when its explanatory yield is modest.
Example: “Her research on childhood trauma’s long‑term effects was rejected by a journal because it didn’t include neuroimaging. Neurocentrist orthodoxy: demanding a particular method as the price of legitimacy.”
Neurocentrist Orthodoxy
The established institutional and intellectual consensus that privileges brain‑centered explanations across psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. This orthodoxy dictates funding priorities, publication standards, and career advancement, often marginalizing researchers who focus on environmental, developmental, or systemic factors. It is reinforced by the prestige of neuroimaging technology and the assumption that “seeing the brain” provides a more fundamental understanding than observing behavior or social interaction. The orthodoxy can persist even when its explanatory yield is modest.
Example: “Her research on childhood trauma’s long‑term effects was rejected by a journal because it didn’t include neuroimaging. Neurocentrist orthodoxy: demanding a particular method as the price of legitimacy.”
Neurocentrist Dogmatism by Dumu The Void April 18, 2026
Neurocentrist Defaultism
A bias that places the brain at the absolute center of any explanation of human behavior, often excluding or minimizing the role of body, environment, culture, and social interaction. Neurocentrist defaultism assumes that the brain is the primary (or only) locus of cognition, emotion, and action, treating the rest of the body and the external world as mere inputs or outputs. It is blind to embodied cognition, extended mind, and ecological psychology. In practice, it leads to claims like “your political views are caused by your amygdala” while ignoring upbringing, economic conditions, or peer influence.
Example: “He explained her voting behavior solely by her brain’s response to fear stimuli—neurocentrist defaultism, ignoring her life history, community values, and the actual political issues at stake.”
Neurocentrist Defaultism by Abzugal April 18, 2026