The discussion revolves around the phenomenon of derealization, particularly in the context of schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder (DID). Participants explore the potential neurological underpinnings and the complexity of brain functions related to the perception of reality.
Participants express differing views on the neurological basis of derealization, with no consensus reached on the specific brain mechanisms involved or the reliability of current scientific methods to study these phenomena.
Participants highlight the complexity of psychological and neurological interactions, indicating that assumptions about brain function and perception may be oversimplified. There are unresolved questions regarding the validity of scientific methods used to study these experiences.
Where?LightningInAJar said:I have read
No it was an NIH article. I realize DID is quite rare and many think it's a false diagnosis, but the idea of how the brain accepts things as real outside of itself is very interesting to me.Vanadium 50 said:Where?
I hope it isn't "I know a guy who knows a guy".
I'm a solipsist. Why are you bothering me.LightningInAJar said:how the brain accepts things as real outside of itself
Well certain conditions make things seem less real, some drug use makes people think things are "realer than real." There must be blood tests and fmri data on people in these conditions to show evidence as to a cause?hutchphd said:I'm a solipsist. Why are you bothering me.
But seriously.
Do you really think we are anywhere close to asigning a brain locus to "awareness of reality" ?
Do you imagine how connected a person feels to the world is reflected in how functional they are? Perhaps geniuses feel particularly connected to external reality? Meanwhile autistic people might have trouble breaking through? I know genius and autistic brains have been scanned with one imaging type or another.hutchphd said:I'm quite certain that fMRI could be made to show anything you want it to show. (It is junk science IMHO). What "blood tests" can you administer to ascertain "realer than real"? I do not think we can get there from here.