peter sterling
@whatishealth21
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ProfNeurosci Princ. Neural Design (with S. Laughlin) What is Health? ¿Qué es La Salud? https://t.co/3SBRIYa2JQ youtube: peter sterling@9343
UPenn; Boquete, Panamá
Joined September 2019
Sensational paper offering a new way to view the brain from the core outward. Don't miss! It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function: Neuron
cell.com
The authors review evidence that the primary function of the brain, supported by distributed neural systems, is the predictive regulation of physiology (i.e., allostasis). An example from Alzheimer’s...
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Many cheers!
despite studies suggesting they offer care comparable or superior to the status quo. I’m writing a longer essay now, but visiting Inner Fire solidified my conviction: alternatives to hospitals and drugs do exist. We need to be aware of them and invest in them (3/3)
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terrific conversation on SSRIs in pregnancy with the great journalist, Robert Whitaker. Medical Organizations Turn Blind Eye to Harms of Maternal Antidepressant Use: A Conversation With Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff - Mad In America
madinamerica.com
Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff join Robert Whitaker on the Mad in America podcast to discuss risks posed by maternal use of antidepressants.
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Celebration of the Redds who integrated housing in Rye 63 years ago (with my parents' participation). My sister and I attended. https://t.co/vpmQGMpPsd
myrye.com
Almost 63 years after landmark housing anti-discrimination legislation known as the “Redd Bill” was passed in New York State, local Rye residents and others from around New York State and beyond...
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Is there a difference between a mad person slaughtering innocent children and a mad President executing 11 unidentified people without evidence of any sort of misconduct?
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Same deal as CDC: climate will be deteriorating, but we will remain unaware. Two Valuable Satellites Are in ‘Perfect Health.’ They May Be Scrapped.
nytimes.com
The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-monitoring technology.
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Bad news: kids will now get many preventable infectious diseases. Good news: we wont know about it because no one will be collecting the stats.
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Very thorough and well documented debunking of the genes of "schizophrenia" by the excellent and persistent Jay Joseph. The 110-Year “Schizophrenia Genetic Research” Train Wreck - Mad In America
madinamerica.com
The “genetics of schizophrenia” area of research—which began as a eugenics program—is currently in disaster mode and awaits its endpoint.
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Check out my new essay on Research Gate: Where Woody Guthrie (and Karl Marx) got it wrong.
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Stand strong!
Schrodinger’s HHS…
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Check out Nicole Rust's encouraging piece. what we need right now...
Science writing for the public is not just a service; it has direct benefits to scientists themselves. In this piece for @NatRevNeurosci, I draw on the neurosci of curiosity & decision making to unpack its value. Share link: https://t.co/2NLDK6Styl
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Masterful report by Robert Whitaker on the damaging effects of maternal SSRIs on the fetus. Not Even the Unborn Are Safe from Psychiatric Harm - Mad In America
madinamerica.com
Medical organizations and the media dismiss the large body of research telling of fetal harm from exposure to SSRIs during pregnancy.
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V important thread!
🧵 What do SSRIs really do to your emotions? A major Oxford study (by researchers supportive of antidepressants) explored the lived experiences of SSRI users (experiences not captured by RCTs). What participants revealed about emotional blunting is disturbing… So here we go👇
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NYT David Brooks nails it, so I'm gifting his op-ed from this morning. Despair continues to rise in the West, particularly among young people and even more so among progressives. This is a crisis of culture--focusing on the individual over the group, money over meaning and
jamanetwork.com
This Special Communication reviews social factors associated with rising US mortality from deaths of despair and suggests new programs to deal with this crisis.
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This piece recounts a similar time: Alien Registration Act (1940) imprisoned US citizens for belonging to the Communist Party. We got past it––eventually. Why I joined the Freedom Rides: Current Biology
cell.com
Peter Sterling expands upon his recent Q & A article by discussing his participation in the Freedom Rides and the reasons for his involvement in the civil rights movement.
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New book noting lack of evidence tying psychopathy to brain disorder...as I have been writing @whatishealth21. The Neuroscience of Psychopathy Has a Spin Problem https://t.co/kDH3GG8sbO
#Neuroscience #Psychiatry #Research via @mitpress
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
If there is no clear evidence of brain abnormalities in psychopathic persons, why do so many scientists keep portraying psychopathy as a neurodevelopmental disorder?
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CBS canceling Colbert recalls its cancelling in 1961 of Edward R Murrow for similar reasons, his vibrant critiques of American life (Harvest of Shame) and political figures (Joseph McCarthy).
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As I have been preaching... Stress is wrecking your health: how can science help?
nature.com
Nature - Better stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage.
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