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Comment on Multisensory homunculi align by Bill

Bill — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:17:51 +0000

Funny how philosophers of consciousness try to exclude homunculi for logical reasons even as we find more and more of them empirically…

Comment on Adderall abuse with students by Longtime adderall user

Longtime adderall user — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:01:17 +0000

Just figured I would toss in my two cents without fear of the change being thrown back at me.

As someone who is diagnosed with ADHD and is prescribed adderall ir, very large daily quantities, and someone who has had to sell it to survive, I have seen normal people take this and enjoy the superhuman effect so much that within a week they are fiends for the drug. And I do mean fiends. They have begged pleaded cried etc. all for enough to get through a day. I hate myself for ever thinking I was helping anyone. This is a dangerous highly addictive drug, it is not to be taken lightly. One thing that no one seems to mention is the tolerance issue, you will build a tolerance up so fast that instead of taking one to study its two then 3 then 1 to study 1 to remember, 1 to party, preatty soon they do not work at all and you end up bumping them, and looking for anything that might give you the effect. Myself I guess because I have ADHD I am able to sleep normal, and the euphoric feeling doesn’t exist now, in the beginning it did. Who doesnt want to be superman? But this drug will also make you a machine, unable to think or care about tomorrow, only the now this very second, and also excessive use can lead to being antisocial because others don’t fit into the bubble you now live in where its just you and your adderall.
In a nut shell I have seen what this drug is capable of, both good and bad. If you don’t have a disorder that needs it please dont take it. It is prescription cocaine. And to take this recreationally is to be digging your grave both physically mentally socially etc. would you dig your grave for fun? How about make your own tombstone? As funny as that sounds it is exactly what you are doing. Just because it comes in bottle from a pharmacy does not make it safe, morphine, methadone, both come from a pharmacy and in my opinion are just as bad as adderall. You look at the addict taking heroin and think at least you are not that bad, when in actuality your both in the same boat. I just can’t stress enough the addiction the comes with this drug. Most likely no one will listen to me for who am I to preach? It is just not a safe drug to be toying with.

Comment on Withdrawal: Paxil > Zoloft > Prozac by Tiffany L

Tiffany L — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:47:47 +0000

To start I have been on Paxil for almost 8 years I was put on Paxil 20mg for anxiety and mood swings which I now believe was caused from my anxiety.
After years of my family asking me to get off of Paxil because I was a Zombie with no sex drive the pill was not letting me be me a mom, wife, family member and friend I have gained wieght that I cant lose because I dont even have the motivation to get out of bed or get off the couch I have no drive for all the things I once did laughing crying anything all I do is sleep or stay awake for days and then nobody can wake me up once I fall asleep.
So after getting over the fear of withdrawls and really seeing how much I was actually being affected by the medication I have decided to Quit with help from my doctor I am on day 3 on 10mg for one week so far all I am experiencing is anxiety wich I think is more mental then anything because I am antisipating the day I will actually go thru withdrawls. So in the mean time I have been going for walks cleaning house cupboards and all LoL grocery shopping any thing to keep busy and my mind off the whole thing.
I will be writing on this site every day for a way to express my self and read back on later. I have a great support system with family friends and a great doctor who said she doesnt care what time of day it is call her with out all of this I dont think I could have started my journey to a new life!

Comment on Why Tononi is wrong by Sean O Nuallain PhD

Sean O Nuallain PhD — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:33:10 +0000

Thanks for your comments

I just published a paper in Biosemiotics that I think answers your question

It’s at

http://www.springerlink.com/content/x10063878485504n/

Warmly,

Sean

Comment on Scientists use MRI to reveal the movies in our mind by brain shirts

brain shirts — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:20:15 +0000

The decoding work from Jack Gallant’s group at UC Berkeley coming out over the last few years has really been quite amazing. They’ve decoded static images from fMRI signals, seen object categories from these same visual signals, and now the decoding of full movies. I’m wondering if it would be possible to do a reconstruction without using averaging from existing movies, but instead doing things from scratch? I know the group has traditionally used existing media to perform reconstructions (flickr for still images), but I’d be even more impressed if it was done from scratch. Thanks for posting this!

Comment on Interview on USC hippocampal prosthesis by neurodudes » Blog Archive » Hippocampal CA1 prosthesis affects memory

neurodudes » Blog Archive » Hippocampal CA1 prosthesis affects memory — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:35:11 +0000

[...] We blogged about this project a few years ago: http://neurodudes.com/2007/04/04/interview-on-usc-hippocampal-prosthetic/ [...]

Comment on Adderall abuse with students by andres rota

andres rota — Fri, 13 May 2011 02:08:24 +0000

I abused adderal for a long time. I understand the respect though there is another drug for you to try. it is a non script form from the doctor. you can recieve it at CVS pharmacy under the vitamins section or ask a pharmasist for FOCUS FACTOR. works just the same…this is a miracle vitamin for me. so please mother’s and/or father’s try using FOCUS FACTOR it is $40 a bottle. god bless you guys…

Comment on How to prepare for a PhD in neuroscience by Eric

Eric — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:01:48 +0000

I’m sorry, but I don’t agree with the stockpiling of quantitative skills and then waltzing into neuroscience like it’s some piece of cake. Actually, I resent that. That’s the last thing I need – a bunch of engineers entering the field thinking they ‘know’ neuroscience.

Comment on Dendritic organization of sensory input to cortical neurons in vivo by will i get pregnant

will i get pregnant — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:48:29 +0000

“i would wait 2 weeks to take a hpt. It is way to early to show up on a test now as you only concieved a day or two ago. Good luck.”…

“it takes a few weeks for a test to register, although you can go to your doctor and get a blood test and find out almost straight away”…

Comment on Open questions in neuroscience by Marvin Jeffries

Marvin Jeffries — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:15:33 +0000

If your o2 drops to 60s for 2 and one half days cand that cause memory problems over 1 year later? eg. Sroppomg for green light about 200 foot from light going to Georgia when your are suppose to be going to Illinois?