Yes, Mira. Yes. Always a pleasure to see your comments in print. Most
people when they talk about things psychiatric/neruological use the pseudo
scientific language that's bandied about in the press and the air-waves.
They are deifinitely "educated" in the way the pseudo-scientists want - like
refering to the "mind/brain" or analogizing the brain with a computer.
Martin


>From: mirah@...
>Reply-To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [ThomasSzaszDiscussion] developmental changes of functions/wiring
>in the brain
>Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:40:26 +0100
>
>ELAINE wrote:
>
> > Rather than merely a mechanical concept of mind/brain, it could
> > perhaps be said that the mind/brain has much more of a creative
> > imput, wiring the brain for future recall
>
>Brains are "wired" only metaphorically, and metaphors don't show up on
>brain scans.
>
>Scan machines are expensive toys, so physicians and researchers have to
>justify their acquisition and use. They also have to justify their
>salaries. There's enormous competition among researchers, they're under
>pressure to seek distinction. This colors their findings on scans.
>
>BTW, you mentioned chemical imbalances. There is no test for chemical
>balance in the human brain, not even at autopsy.
>
>Medical researchers are well-paid and among the most revered members of
>our society, which does not diminish the fact that most of what they
>claim is unjustified optimism, if not plain scam.
>
>PS - What kind of parents would lend their children for such research?
>
>Mira
>

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