Possibly the most important scientific breakthrough... (yeah really)

[BudAshes]

Mod needs to put a "not really" in the title.

 

[sdifox]

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-amens-love-affair-with-spect-scans/

Dr. Amen seem to be a quack, however that doesn't discount the fact that PET/SPECT scans could be useful but not in the overblown way that Amen is promising.

as opposed to other shrinks? :whiste:

 

[William Gaatjes]

http://www.human-memory.net/brain_neurons.html

It also references 10k connection to other neurons.

Although axon-dendrite synaptic connections are the norm, other variations (e.g. dendrite-dendrite, axon-axon, dendrite-axon) are also possible.

This makes it easier to understand for me. I only knew about the one output (axon) and lots of inputs(dendrites). But that is outdated, i need upgrades.:|

 

[Vdubchaos]

Life time of seeing a shrink and pills >>>>> quick fixes when it comes to profits.

 

[William Gaatjes]

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-amens-love-affair-with-spect-scans/

Dr. Amen seem to be a quack, however that doesn't discount the fact that PET/SPECT scans could be useful but not in the overblown way that Amen is promising.

It would make sense that a psychiatrist would order a bloodwork test first and a PET/SPECT scan would rule out some options. They(doctors in general and psychiatrists) can see a lot these days. For example, my bloodwork had high Potassium levels but everything else was okay. I do consume a banana a day and apart from heaving a bad physical condition(which i am slowly improving) i am more or less healthy.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

No offense to the OP but I'm very skeptical of Amen's claims. He's had many years to put forth some credible evidence based upon sound scientific research. I guess if your banking millions selling snake oil there isn't much incentive to become evidence based.

The brain pictures are pretty though.

 

[lozina]

Felt like watching an infommercial. Was waiting for the part that scrolls a 1-800 number along the bottom and a limited time offer to buy his book or something