New development with psychiatry - fMRI

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Recently I have been reading information about about a new type of “testing” that some
psychiatrists (at least at the academic and research level) are using
along with case histories to diagnose and drug their research
subjects. It is what is called Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(fMRI). Essentially, it looks at the blood flow activity in brains
and behavioral analysis to determine illness and drug treatment. Here
is a link that explains (about a 20 minute video):

The most important lesson from 83,000
brain scans…

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I read his book “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.” In it he scanned a schizophrenic’s brain and it was overactive. If I remember correctly, he put her on Depakote.

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Please - no copying and pasting of large amounts of text into these forums - its against copyright law.

Also - from what I’ve read, Dr. Amen is generally viewed as a quack by most medical professionals who specialize in this area of research:

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I believe I have poor blood flow in my brain due to my caffeine and nicotine use. I’ve been taking Vinpocetine to improve blood flow.

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Worry about trolls, not ideas, your going beyond moderation and into the realm of corporately sponsored censorship other wise.

I wrote everything by hand, one letter at a time in a word processor and pasted it in to this forum. So I could proof it and make sure it was tight.

Any more issues you would like point out?

Steven John Lister