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GhostOfTrayvon 2 days ago#1 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3979220/Marijuana-users-abnormally-low-blood-flow-brain-including-Alzheimer-s-danger-zones.html The patients from California, Washington, Virginia, Georgia and New York all had complex treatment resistant issues, and all underwent single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) a sophisticated imaging study that evaluates blood flow and activity patterns while undergoing concentration tests. One thousand of the patients were marijuana users. Comparing those patients' brain scans with 100 healthy controls, the researchers saw a stark difference in blood flow levels. Every marijuana user had significantly lower blood flow in the right hippocampus compared to the controls. Weed smokers are literally causing themselves to black out and endure permanent brain damage from lack of blood flow just so they can get high. the worst part is they'll argue for it even though this study proves they have literal brain damage. reportquote

DocileOrangeCup 2 days ago#2 weed isn't good for you, more at 11 https://i.imgtc.com/usDFlRA.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/GSrk8Nh.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/yo9VSX9.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/BnnNepT.jpg https://tinyurl.com/Cornboard reportquote

Deadpool_18 2 days ago#3 Am I going to respond seriously to this topic? We're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon, but there ain't no whales, so we tell tall tales, and sing our whaling tune. reportquote

CarlGrimes 2 days ago#4 GhostOfTrayvon posted... Weed smokers are literally causing themselves to black out and endure permanent brain damage from lack of blood flow just so they can get high. the worst part is they'll argue for it even though this study proves they have literal brain damage. One of the greatest minds at NASA was a stoner. You'll get a funeral if you don't wise up and call me....Carl Poppa.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 reportquote

GhostOfTrayvon (Topic Creator)2 days ago#5 CarlGrimes posted... One of the greatest minds at NASA was a stoner. Imagine what he could have accomplished if he hadn't damaged himself. Maybe could have went to Mars. reportquote

CarlGrimes 2 days ago#6 GhostOfTrayvon posted... CarlGrimes posted... One of the greatest minds at NASA was a stoner. Imagine what he could have accomplished if he hadn't damaged himself. Maybe could have went to Mars. Or maybe his brain was damaged in a way that allowed him to understand everything better. You'll get a funeral if you don't wise up and call me....Carl Poppa.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 reportquote

Kisai 2 days ago#7 Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. WHO MODS THE MODERATORS? reportquote

GhostOfTrayvon (Topic Creator)2 days ago#8 CarlGrimes posted... Or maybe his brain was damaged in a way that allowed him to understand everything better. That statement leads me to believe you've been smoking a little too much yourself. Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. b...b...but alcohol. (edited 2 days ago)reportquote

TommyG663513 2 days ago#9 Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 reportquote

FratMilkyHolme 2 days ago#10 No shit. reportquote

grapplerguru 2 days ago#11 How high do you have to be to use Daily Mail as a source? reportquote

DocileOrangeCup 2 days ago#12 TommyG663513 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. both are pretty bad yeah? https://i.imgtc.com/usDFlRA.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/GSrk8Nh.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/yo9VSX9.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/BnnNepT.jpg https://tinyurl.com/Cornboard reportquote

COVxy 2 days ago#13 What shitty science reporting. =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] reportquote

Gamer99z 2 days ago#14 Wow it turns out a substance used to recreationally impair yourself or get high isn't good for you. I'm sure all those millions of people doing it because they thought it was like vitamins will stop now that this news has been broken. "You need to lay off the peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwiches" - Neon Octopus reportquote

Kisai 2 days ago#15 DocileOrangeCup posted... TommyG663513 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. both are pretty bad yeah? In terms of personal health, yeah. But between the two, I'd say weed is the lesser evil because it doesn't turn you into an asshole. I'd rather be around people smoking pot than drinking alcohol. WHO MODS THE MODERATORS? reportquote

GhostOfTrayvon (Topic Creator)2 days ago#16 grapplerguru posted... How high do you have to be to use Daily Mail as a source? http://www.j-alz.com/content/new-study-shows-marijuana-users-have-low-blood-flow-brain http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/amen-research-marijuana-affects-blood-flow-brain/ http://www.amenclinics.com/the-science/brain-spect-abstracts/acute-changes-in-cerebral-blood-flow-associated-with-marijuana-smoking/ reportquote

Gamer99z 2 days ago#17 Kisai posted... DocileOrangeCup posted... TommyG663513 posted...  Kisai posted...  Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. both are pretty bad yeah? In terms of personal health, yeah. But between the two, I'd say weed is the lesser evil because it doesn't turn you into an asshole. I'd rather be around people smoking pot than drinking alcohol. If drinking makes someone an asshole it's just because there an asshole. For me and all my friends it does the exact opposite. Shit the last time I got drunk I called my mom at like 2 am and spent 45 minutes telling her how much I loved her >_> "You need to lay off the peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwiches" - Neon Octopus reportquote

PiOverlord 2 days ago#18 Gamer99z posted... Wow it turns out a substance used to recreationally impair yourself or get high isn't good for you. I'm sure all those millions of people doing it because they thought it was like vitamins will stop now that this news has been broken. Except many that smoke weed justify it by saying it is good for you. Number of legendary 500 post topics: 26, 500th posts: 16; PiO ATTN: 2 RotM wins 1, Caring is sharing: https://imgur.com/a/W3bEo reportquote

Pancake 2 days ago#19 https://i.imgtc.com/06QXN2y.gif https://i.imgtc.com/06QXN2y.gif https://i.imgtc.com/06QXN2y.gif https://i.imgtc.com/06QXN2y.gif reportquote

Sativa_Rose 2 days ago#20 I will wait until the real scientists say something before I consider putting the bong down I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. reportquote

Sonic Cannon 2 days ago#21 Kisai posted... DocileOrangeCup posted... TommyG663513 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. both are pretty bad yeah? In terms of personal health, yeah. But between the two, I'd say weed is the lesser evil because it doesn't turn you into an asshole. I'd rather be around people smoking pot than drinking alcohol. Weed only turns you into an asshole during conversations about weed. Keep it green. reportquote

Gamer99z 2 days ago#22 PiOverlord posted... Gamer99z posted... Wow it turns out a substance used to recreationally impair yourself or get high isn't good for you. I'm sure all those millions of people doing it because they thought it was like vitamins will stop now that this news has been broken. Except many that smoke weed justify it by saying it is good for you. Not really, except for specifically cited medical benefits most recreational weed users don't say it's just simply good for you. Just that it's not as bad as or at least not notably worse than something like alcohol. Which even that only gets brought up to point out how stupid it is that one is legal and the other isn't. "You need to lay off the peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwiches" - Neon Octopus reportquote

GhostOfTrayvon (Topic Creator)2 days ago#23 Gamer99z posted... weed users don't say it's just simply good for you Yes many of them do. reportquote

Letron_James 2 days ago#24 GhostOfTrayvon posted... Gamer99z posted... weed users don't say it's just simply good for you Yes many of them do. None of the weed smokers i have been around have said that. Mind you ive smoked weed in 3 different countries, 2 different colleges and have been smoking for years now fake news Ask me if I would eat da booty. reportquote

dave_is_slick 2 days ago#25 GhostOfTrayvon posted... Gamer99z posted... weed users don't say it's just simply good for you Yes many of them do. No they don't you fucking troll. The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM reportquote

somethingtofear 2 days ago#26 Sonic Cannon posted... Kisai posted... DocileOrangeCup posted... TommyG663513 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. both are pretty bad yeah? In terms of personal health, yeah. But between the two, I'd say weed is the lesser evil because it doesn't turn you into an asshole. I'd rather be around people smoking pot than drinking alcohol. Weed only turns you into an asshole during conversations about weed. I AM society, you fool! PSN: I_am_Spaghetti reportquote

GhostOfTrayvon (Topic Creator)2 days ago#27 Letron_James posted... None of the weed smokers i have been around have said that. Mind you ive smoked weed in 3 different countries, 2 different colleges and have been smoking for years now And I've been around just as many potheads and 90% of the time the conversation gets steered towards how smoking weed cures cancer among other things and inhaling marijuana smoke actually reverses emphysema. reportquote

MC_BatCommander  tell him to get over it1 day ago#28 People need to stop arguing over health benefits or detriments of weed. If people can poison themselves with cigarettes and alcohol then why not weed as well? The Legend is True! reportquote

CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#29 A study from "Amen Clinics", founded by a self help guru. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_Clinics?wprov=sfla1 Lol, why do people here not read the shit they source? A story from the Daily Mail about a study from the "Amen Clinic", lol. How fucking dumb. If you so,see why you never heard of the Amen Clinic, there is a good reason for that. *it's shit* I am Amp reportquote

Looked gf 1 day ago#30 GhostOfTrayvon posted... And I've been around just as many potheads CE doesn't count http://i.imgur.com/otLaOxa.gifv reportquote

josifrees 1 day ago#31 Bruh weed is that miracle plant god gave us. You ever seen the burning bush...ON WEEEEDDD? Quit Crying reportquote

The Admiral 1 day ago#32 The "stoners are idiots" stereotype exists for a reason. Also, why would anyone be surprised that chronic drug use had negative side effects? - The Admiral reportquote

COVxy 1 day ago#33 CocteauQuintplt posted... A study from "Amen Clinics", founded by a self help guru. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_Clinics?wprov=sfla1 Lol, why do people here not read the shit they source? A story from the Daily Mail about a study from the "Amen Clinic", lol. How fucking dumb. If you so,see why you never heard of the Amen Clinic, there is a good reason for that. *it's shit* ...the paper itself was published in a pretty good academic journal. The primary issue with this reporting is that reduced hippocampal perfusion is not at all surprising given the previous results that show decreases in hippocampal volume, as you would expect that a region with less metabolic need would show less perfusion (neurovasular coupling, as it's referred to). This is more or less a reiteration of previous results. Reporting like that region is being supplied with too little blood is just incorrect. =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] reportquote

voldothegr8 1 day ago#34 Fake news Oda break tracker 2017- 8 (3) | THE Ohio State: 5-1 | Oakland Raiders: 2-3 Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE reportquote

E32005 1 day ago#35 Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. This God these topics are stupid http://i.imgur.com/LAvnefi.gif http://i.imgur.com/6kW9fXL.gif reportquote

Awesome 1 day ago#36 but would this explain why people voted for hillary? http://i.imgur.com/gWCYPlD.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ls3OgWR.jpg reportquote

hockeybub89 1 day ago#37 Ban alcohol and tobacco or legalize weed. http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ reportquote

The Admiral 1 day ago#38 E32005 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. This God these topics are stupid Actually, what's stupid is even bringing up alcohol in this topic. What the hell does alcohol being bad for you have to do with this study? Yes, chronic alcohol use is also bad, but this doesn't magically make weed any better for you. - The Admiral (edited 1 day ago)reportquote

CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#39 COVxy posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... A study from "Amen Clinics", founded by a self help guru. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_Clinics?wprov=sfla1 Lol, why do people here not read the shit they source? A story from the Daily Mail about a study from the "Amen Clinic", lol. How fucking dumb. If you so,see why you never heard of the Amen Clinic, there is a good reason for that. *it's shit* ...the paper itself was published in a pretty good academic journal. The primary issue with this reporting is that reduced hippocampal perfusion is not at all surprising given the previous results that show decreases in hippocampal volume, as you would expect that a region with less metabolic need would show less perfusion (neurovasular coupling, as it's referred to). This is more or less a reiteration of previous results. Reporting like that region is being supplied with too little blood is just incorrect. That isn't true at all. The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease is not a well-respected medical publication whatsoever. It has a minimal impact score, meaning it is *rarely* cited by any medical professional. They published a so-called study from the Amen Clinic, founded by a self-professed "self-help guru", for fucks sake. The only thing more ridiculous than the Amen Clinic is the Daily Mail, lol. I am Amp reportquote

hockeybub89 1 day ago#40 The Admiral posted... E32005 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. This God these topics are stupid Actually, what's stupid is even bringing up alcohol in this topic. What the hell does alcohol being bad for you have to do with this study? Yes, chronic alcohol use also bad, but this doesn't magically make weed any better for you. Yeah but people will use this as proof why weed should be illegal. If alcohol can be legal despite its potential damage, then so should weed. If weed is too dangerous to be legal, then ban alcohol. http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ reportquote

COVxy 1 day ago#41 CocteauQuintplt posted... The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease is not a well-respected medical publication whatsoever. It has a minimal impact score, meaning it is *rarely* cited by any medical professional. Uh, it is. And its impact factor is pretty good for a specialty journal. =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] (edited 1 day ago)reportquote

CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#42 COVxy posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease is not a well-respected medical publication whatsoever. It has a minimal impact score, meaning it is *rarely* cited by any medical professional. Uh, it is. And its impact factor is pretty good for a specialty journal. No, it isn't. *They published a story from the Amen Clinic* - I am literally proving to you they are worthless. I am Amp reportquote

Spooking 1 day ago#43 Watch any Seth Rogen movie (god forbid) and you'll see the proof is in the pudding. Prism Ranger (Red): Isn't it obvious? We don't have any friends! Disgaea: Hour of Darkness reportquote

marc55 1 day ago#44 Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. hmm im pretty sure people know this even alcoholics the difference is weed adicts claim it doesnt have any negative effects There is no sound, no voice, no cry in all the world that can be heard... until someone listens. reportquote

Balrog0 1 day ago#45 COVxy posted... Uh, it is. And its impact factor is pretty good for a specialty journal. none of the top journals in urban economics have as high of an impact factor as the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, fwiw He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

fenderbender321 1 day ago#46 So does it "change" the brain, or does it "damage" it? God bless you reportquote

TommyG663513 1 day ago#47 fenderbender321 posted... So does it "change" the brain, or does it "damage" it? Makes it better just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 reportquote

KlRBEH 1 day ago#48 DocileOrangeCup posted... weed isn't good for you, more at 11 People literally for the life of them don't want to believe that shit though Like there was ever a drug that has no side effects http://i.imgur.com/fUaBI.jpg I NEEDUH MONSTA TA CLOBBA DAT DERE KIRBEH (edited 1 day ago)reportquote

voldothegr8 1 day ago#49 KlRBEH posted... DocileOrangeCup posted... weed isn't good for you, more at 11 People literally for the life of them don't want to believe that shit though Like there was ever a drug that has no side effects If weed is injested rather than smoked there's literally no long term effects. Oda break tracker 2017- 8 (3) | THE Ohio State: 5-1 | Oakland Raiders: 2-3 Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE reportquote

MorbidFaithless 1 day ago#50 Is there any correlation between weed smokers and diseases or illnesses relating to the harm they say is done? walk like thunder reportquote

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   CircleOfManias 2 days ago#51 Your source is the Daily Mail? The fucking Daily Mail? You'd honestly be better off having no source, the Daily Mail is basically the UK equivalent of the National Enquirer with a substantial dose of reactionary propaganda mixed in. Sick liaisons raise this monumental mark The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park (edited 2 days ago)reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 2 days ago#52 The so-called doctor who conducted this fake research is not respected in any medical field whatsoever and is considered a source for fraudulent bullshit. Literal fake news. It weirdly would have been more respectable if Dr Oz concocted this bullshit. I am Amp reportquote

   The Admiral 2 days ago#53 CocteauQuintplt posted... The so-called doctor who conducted this fake research is not respected in any medical field whatsoever and is considered a source for fraudulent bullshit. Literal fake news. It weirdly would have been more respectable if Dr Oz concocted this bullshit. Continuing to make incorrect assertions, after you've been proven wrong already in this topic, isn't a winning strategy for you. - The Admiral reportquote

   qyll3 2 days ago#54 Yeah, no. The actual study says that the average blood flow in the brain among marijuana users was lower than the average blood flow among controls. Nowhere does it says that all 1000 people had lower blood flow compared to all controls -- that is so statistically unlikely as to be impossible. No sig here reportquote

   Balrog0 2 days ago#55 CocteauQuintplt posted... The so-called doctor who conducted this fake research is not respected in any medical field whatsoever and is considered a source for fraudulent bullshit. Literal fake news. It weirdly would have been more respectable if Dr Oz concocted this bullshit. which one? the team of 7 researchers has 3 people from amen, 1 from UCSF, 2 from USC, and 1 from UCLA He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#56 The Admiral posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... The so-called doctor who conducted this fake research is not respected in any medical field whatsoever and is considered a source for fraudulent bullshit. Literal fake news. It weirdly would have been more respectable if Dr Oz concocted this bullshit. Continuing to make incorrect assertions, after you've been proven wrong already in this topic, isn't a winning strategy for you. What? You think Dr Amen is respectable? Lol, of course you would. Your propensity for bullshit knows no bounds. I am Amp reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#57 Balrog0 posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... The so-called doctor who conducted this fake research is not respected in any medical field whatsoever and is considered a source for fraudulent bullshit. Literal fake news. It weirdly would have been more respectable if Dr Oz concocted this bullshit. which one? the team of 7 researchers has 3 people from amen, 1 from UCSF, 2 from USC, and 1 from UCLA A person's university has nothing to do with the fact that they work for a snake oil salesman. I'm sure Dr Oz has people on his staff that graduated from decent schools as well. I am Amp reportquote

   Balrog0 1 day ago#58 CocteauQuintplt posted... A person's university has nothing to do with the fact that they work for a snake oil salesman. I'm sure Dr Oz has people on his staff that graduated from decent schools as well. it has a lot to do with it when they aren't affiliated with the Amen clinic and therefore aren't working for said snake oil salesmen He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

   COVxy 1 day ago#59 CocteauQuintplt posted... You really need to take a step back, take a deep breath, and then come back with a more rational state of mind. =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#60 The link is too long so I can't post it, but Google "Amen Clinic Washington Post". Read the first link, it is a doozy, then come back here and defend Dr Amen, I challenge you. I am Amp reportquote

   Balrog0 1 day ago#61 CocteauQuintplt posted... The link is too long so I can't post it, but Google "Amen Clinic Washington Post". Read the first link, it is a doozy, then come back here and defend Dr Amen, I challenge you. why should I do that? I'm not defending any one but I guess maybe the peer review process for academic journals He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#62 Balrog0 posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... A person's university has nothing to do with the fact that they work for a snake oil salesman. I'm sure Dr Oz has people on his staff that graduated from decent schools as well. it has a lot to do with it when they aren't affiliated with the Amen clinic and therefore aren't working for said snake oil salesmen This research is directly affiliated with the Amen Clinic. Wth? I am Amp reportquote

   E32005 1 day ago#63 The Admiral posted... E32005 posted... Kisai posted... Yeah. Good thing alcohol doesn't cause you to black out or kill brain cells. This God these topics are stupid Actually, what's stupid is even bringing up alcohol in this topic. What the hell does alcohol being bad for you have to do with this study? Yes, chronic alcohol use is also bad, but this doesn't magically make weed any better for you. It’s moot. http://i.imgur.com/LAvnefi.gif http://i.imgur.com/6kW9fXL.gif reportquote

   Balrog0 1 day ago#64 CocteauQuintplt posted... This research is directly affiliated with the Amen Clinic. Wth? the other 4 researchers work for universities, not for the amen clinic He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#65 Balrog0 posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... This research is directly affiliated with the Amen Clinic. Wth? the other 4 researchers work for universities, not for the amen clinic The research was paid for and led by the Amen Clinic, correct? I am Amp reportquote

   Balrog0 1 day ago#66 I don't know, but let's say that it was. So what? He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#67 Co-author of the study - Elisabeth Jorandby - an employee of the Amen Clinic. I am Amp reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#68 Balrog0 posted... I don't know, but let's say that it was. So what? So what? It's literally a fake hospital. Why are you defending this obvious bullshit? You are usually reasonable iirc I am Amp reportquote

   Balrog0 1 day ago#69 Balrog0 posted... the team of 7 researchers has 3 people from amen, 1 from UCSF, 2 from USC, and 1 from UCLA go ahead and name the last one! He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. reportquote

   COVxy 1 day ago#70 Amen collects a lot of SPECT images in their clinic, and as such have one of the most elaborate databases of images for research purposes. =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] reportquote

   josifrees 1 day ago#71 It doesn’t matter where the researchers are from or what university they represent. The integrity of scientific and medical journals is dubious at this point and the perpetrators of scientific fraud have come from all kinds of academic institutions and fields. Quit Crying reportquote

   CocteauQuintplt 1 day ago#72 COVxy posted... Amen collects a lot of SPECT images in their clinic, and as such have one of the most elaborate databases of images for research purposes. Officials at major psychiatric and neuroscience associations and research centers say his SPECT claims are no more than myth and poppycock, buffaloing an unsuspecting public. None of the nation’s most prestigious medical organizations in the field — including the APA, the National Institute of Mental Health, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the National Alliance on Mental Illness — validates his claims. No major research institution takes his SPECT work seriously, none regards him as “the number one neuroscience guy,” and his revelations, which he presents to rapt audiences as dispatches from the front ranks of science, make the top tier of scientists roll their eyes or get very angry. “In my opinion, what he’s doing is the modern equivalent of phrenology,” says Jeffrey Lieberman, APA president-elect, author of the textbook “Psychiatry” and chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. (Phrenology was the pseudoscience, popular in the early 19th century, that said the mind was determined by the shape of the skull, particularly its bumps.) “The claims he makes are not supported by reliable science, and one has to be skeptical about his motivation.” “I think you have a vulnerable patient population that doesn’t know any better,” says M. Elizabeth Oates, chair of the Commission on Nuclear Medicine, Board of Chancellors at the American College of Radiology, and chair of the department of radiology at the University of Kentucky. “A sham,” says Martha J. Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience & Society at the University of Pennsylvania, summing up her thoughts on one of Amen’s most recent scientific papers. “I guess we’re all amateurs except for him,” says Helen Mayberg, a psychiatry, neurology and radiology professor at Emory School of Medicine and one of the most respected researchers into depression and brain scanning. “He’s making claims that are outrageous and not supported by any research.” I am Amp reportquote

   COVxy 1 day ago#73 His clinic, diagnosis by SPECT, is all very suspect. The only case in which such a thing is justified, as far as I've seen, is for Parkinson's disorder. Which has absolutely nothing to do with this paper, which is a direct analysis of the data. =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] reportquote

   GhostOfTrayvon (Topic Creator)1 day ago#74 CocteauQuintplt posted... COVxy posted... Amen collects a lot of SPECT images in their clinic, and as such have one of the most elaborate databases of images for research purposes. Officials at major psychiatric and neuroscience associations and research centers say his SPECT claims are no more than myth and poppycock, buffaloing an unsuspecting public. None of the nation’s most prestigious medical organizations in the field — including the APA, the National Institute of Mental Health, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the National Alliance on Mental Illness — validates his claims. No major research institution takes his SPECT work seriously, none regards him as “the number one neuroscience guy,” and his revelations, which he presents to rapt audiences as dispatches from the front ranks of science, make the top tier of scientists roll their eyes or get very angry. “In my opinion, what he’s doing is the modern equivalent of phrenology,” says Jeffrey Lieberman, APA president-elect, author of the textbook “Psychiatry” and chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. (Phrenology was the pseudoscience, popular in the early 19th century, that said the mind was determined by the shape of the skull, particularly its bumps.) “The claims he makes are not supported by reliable science, and one has to be skeptical about his motivation.” “I think you have a vulnerable patient population that doesn’t know any better,” says M. Elizabeth Oates, chair of the Commission on Nuclear Medicine, Board of Chancellors at the American College of Radiology, and chair of the department of radiology at the University of Kentucky. “A sham,” says Martha J. Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience & Society at the University of Pennsylvania, summing up her thoughts on one of Amen’s most recent scientific papers. “I guess we’re all amateurs except for him,” says Helen Mayberg, a psychiatry, neurology and radiology professor at Emory School of Medicine and one of the most respected researchers into depression and brain scanning. “He’s making claims that are outrageous and not supported by any research.” You're not doing something right unless you have haters. reportquote

   Th3HonestTruth 11 hours ago#75 GhostOfTrayvon posted... CocteauQuintplt posted... COVxy posted... Amen collects a lot of SPECT images in their clinic, and as such have one of the most elaborate databases of images for research purposes. Officials at major psychiatric and neuroscience associations and research centers say his SPECT claims are no more than myth and poppycock, buffaloing an unsuspecting public. None of the nation’s most prestigious medical organizations in the field — including the APA, the National Institute of Mental Health, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the National Alliance on Mental Illness — validates his claims. No major research institution takes his SPECT work seriously, none regards him as “the number one neuroscience guy,” and his revelations, which he presents to rapt audiences as dispatches from the front ranks of science, make the top tier of scientists roll their eyes or get very angry. “In my opinion, what he’s doing is the modern equivalent of phrenology,” says Jeffrey Lieberman, APA president-elect, author of the textbook “Psychiatry” and chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. (Phrenology was the pseudoscience, popular in the early 19th century, that said the mind was determined by the shape of the skull, particularly its bumps.) “The claims he makes are not supported by reliable science, and one has to be skeptical about his motivation.” “I think you have a vulnerable patient population that doesn’t know any better,” says M. Elizabeth Oates, chair of the Commission on Nuclear Medicine, Board of Chancellors at the American College of Radiology, and chair of the department of radiology at the University of Kentucky. “A sham,” says Martha J. Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience & Society at the University of Pennsylvania, summing up her thoughts on one of Amen’s most recent scientific papers. “I guess we’re all amateurs except for him,” says Helen Mayberg, a psychiatry, neurology and radiology professor at Emory School of Medicine and one of the most respected researchers into depression and brain scanning. “He’s making claims that are outrageous and not supported by any research.” You're not doing something right unless you have haters. Only shitty people say this. reportquote

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