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Do AntiPsychotics Work? A Look At Scientific Research

September 4, 2017 By Fizan 5 Comments

Being a Psychiatrist you may assume I am naturally going to be biased favorably. However, you may be surprised to learn that is not always the case. A Meta-Analysis published in Molecular Psychiatry took a very thorough look at this

Do we even need our brains ? – Some Scientists aren’t so sure

August 11, 2017 July 26, 2017 By Fizan 5 Comments

Once during a discussion, a respectable someone (who I won’t name) suggested to me: “I believe the seat of the self is the heart. Not the brain!. I laugh at these scientific notions stating consciousness is in the brain. I believe

Operant Learning Shows Bacteria can Imagine! – True or False

August 11, 2017 July 19, 2017 By Fizan 31 Comments

Is imagination necessary for operant learning? And if so are bacteria imagining! This question came from an interesting discussion I was recently having on selfawarepattern’s blog post regarding Consciousness and Panpsychism. The author says: “..Imagination is the fourth layer. It includes simulations

Philosopher Eric on Do AntiPsychotics Work? A Look At Scientific Research: “Fizan, Yes I’ll go along with every bit of that. Let me try to get you a…” Sep 24, 16:59
Fizan on Do AntiPsychotics Work? A Look At Scientific Research: “Hi Eric, As I'm still in training, I don't know much about what actually happened in the 90s and it…” Sep 23, 17:50
Philosopher Eric on Do AntiPsychotics Work? A Look At Scientific Research: “Thanks Fizan, that does help give me a better sense of things. So in the 90s there were all…” Sep 17, 16:52
Fizan on Do AntiPsychotics Work? A Look At Scientific Research: “Hi Eric, sorry for the late response. Firstly I would like to disclaim that my views are my own personal…” Sep 15, 13:02