tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post2903141703520551492..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Emotional SalienceAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-29359070976524151272016-10-23T16:28:20.371-04:002016-10-23T16:28:20.371-04:00I've found it helpful for a while to think of ...I've found it helpful for a while to think of psychosis as a malfunction of the pattern-matching functions of the brain.<br /><br />I also had a random thought while reading AVI's final sentence: is it possible to attack the problem at the point where the delusional system gets built up, rather than earlier when the connection is made and the conviction of significance arises? Some kind of CBD-esque approach?jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-6775134561269412172016-10-22T22:57:18.002-04:002016-10-22T22:57:18.002-04:00I have read that there is a spectrum of ability to...I have read that there is a spectrum of ability to make surprising connections between events or concepts, and that schizophrenia is this ability taken to an extreme. I suppose the opposite extreme is a plodding literalness of mind--a trait of someone unlikely ever to experience flashes of inspiration or useful hunches.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-32320244397695299822016-10-21T18:07:54.688-04:002016-10-21T18:07:54.688-04:00And if you stop feeling that anything is important...And if you stop feeling that anything is important? Cut the dose? (If you think that's important...)Earl Wajenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972213104063301125noreply@blogger.com