I doubt there’s much neurobiology backing it up on a higher level than “Look! These brains are different! Let me make a huge list of rationalisations why.”
From a medical POV neurobiology could help, but isn’t necessary to take action.
ETA: Regarding the first point, finding neurological differences in different kinds of minds should be the default assumption, and shouldn’t in general make the experiences of these minds more or less valid. I think validating or invalidating empirical psychology via biology with our crude tools is a fallacy, and wonder if there’s a name for it. I suppose it could be some kind of a subtype of the naturalistic fallacy.
I doubt there’s much neurobiology backing it up on a higher level than “Look! These brains are different! Let me make a huge list of rationalisations why.”
From a medical POV neurobiology could help, but isn’t necessary to take action.
ETA: Regarding the first point, finding neurological differences in different kinds of minds should be the default assumption, and shouldn’t in general make the experiences of these minds more or less valid. I think validating or invalidating empirical psychology via biology with our crude tools is a fallacy, and wonder if there’s a name for it. I suppose it could be some kind of a subtype of the naturalistic fallacy.