I am exploring work behavior and have been reading that our behavioral patters relates to our functions within the brain. The basics will begin with our thoughts and feelings in mind and often relate to psycotherapy techniques. I know this area of topic is quite technical but it just captured my interests.
From a scientific point of view Neuro Linguistic Programming is a field which provokes controversial discussions, at least in Germany. Is it different in England? Regards, Jens
Neurolinguistic programing has many features of a psuedoscience. It is not considered part of mainstream neuroscience nor psychology. It is mainly practiced in the business community, so there is probably some existing literature on its application to work behavior. However, from a scientific point of view, it's not real science.
It may be too harsh to call NLP a pseudoscience, as it does generate testable predictions. But it is true that the evidentiary basis for NLP is very limited, despite the fact that about 200 journal articles have been published touching on the subject. The few outcome studies that exist seem to have mixed results, and those with positive results often involve fairly shoddy methodology (e.g., lack of control conditions, participants aware of study hypotheses and motivated to supportive produce evidence). It was a hot topic 30+ years ago, but nowadays it's mostly a hard core of true believers who continue to advocate for it.
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