The retarded thread: Send zok back to africa edition

[Saint Hubertus]

FOund it

[John Smith]

An idea I had last night: A version of 23andme, but for the brain. You have a brain scan, whatever method is optimal, maybe even draw some cerebrospinal fluid, measure neurotransmitters, and have it analyzed, possible correlations and benefits/defects listed. Receptors would be great, but you'd need comparisons and correlations, and it doesn't seem currently feasible.

Some possibilities:
http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1748/which-neurotransmitters-can-be-measured-in-a-living-human-brain
http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1215/neurotransmitter-based-imaging-techniques

http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-deep-brain-stimulation-system.html

How close are we to seeing a DBS implant that not only stimulates neural tissue, but also records electrical or chemical signals and then uses this information to adjust the stimulation parameters? Closer than I originally suspected. A recent Nature News article reported on the Mayo Clinic's efforts to develop a DARPAesque, state-of-the-art implant that aims to track brain signals in real time:

Can you imagine it? A quantified brain. Sploo, use your gifts for this. Fix yourself, and others. You'll also receive money and fame, connections.

Oh, your comment about school reminded me of something I had thought of: Have you ever thought of going to a university to meet friends? Yeah, the whole idea of "college culture" and it being and "intellectual environment" is a bunch of bullshit, but there are still some people, and you'll be far more likely to come across them there than among the general population. I remember Lanny mentioning on Zoklet meeting with a professor after class, or during whatever the period they're supposed to be available for students is called, and being surprised that he was the only one that made use of that resource. The grim picture of the human race, but let's not dwell on negatives and focus on the light.

I have a serious dysfunction of the GABAergic system, I feel so much more normal on etizolam. I really want something without significant sedative or amnesiac properties, I have significant problems with anergy and lack of wakefulness. Muscle relaxant properties can be nice if still needed, but that can easily be accomplished with an add-on drug. I'll make a note to keep an eye on longecity in case one of the two anxiolytics I'm interested in becomes available from a vendor or there's a group buy. Pinazepam and particularly Imidanezil.

[John Smith]

Barney: Jeez, is that what I look like when I'm drunk?

Homer: You wish. That's the stage we call, "Professor Barney" --
talkative, coherent, even insightful.  Here's drunk! 
[presses a button on the VCR remote]

[Barney, wearing Marge's dress and a blue wig, stands woozily at the top of the stairs]
Barney: [falsetto] Well, I'm off to market!  [burps]

Homer: Marge, you're making a complete fool of yours -- Oh, it's just Barney.

[Barney leans on the banister, which breaks.  He crashes on the floor, spilling his beer]
Barney: Precious alcohol -- soaking into shag!  [tries to lick the booze out of the carpet. When Santa's Little Helper approaches, he growls, frightening the dog]

[reject]

I want some strong opiates

[John Smith]

Malice, it's time to move on from psychiatry related hypochondria and to the somewhat more related and much more interesting field on how genetic interactions cause these ambiguously defined disorders to be expressed. Genetic expression can be changed throughout ones lifetime, we just don't know how yet, so it's not a totally fruitless pursuit either.

Open as many pages as you can. Also, try to read about gait abnormalities as well as "soft" physical signs. One day we may be able to attribute exact characteristics to certain anomalities in the genome. Much more fascinating than psychology, much more scientific. It's the 21st century.

Defects in the GABAergic system, leading to anxiety. Defects in sensory gating, leading to sensory overload and anxiety, possibly other ways of effecting gait due to how the information you receive from the environment and how you process it effect your movement patterns. Hypersensitivity to tactile stimulation will tend to make clothes feel much more uncomfortable, effecting gait. Lower proprioception leading to poor motor skills. Seems those with Asperger's are significantly more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.

GWAS studies will probably deal with this much more effectively. As a bonus, East Asian countries don't have the moronic culture of political correctness developed White countries have.

[HaitiSpaceAgency]

I want some strong opiates

welbeck > Giroo?

[John Smith]

Bitcoins appreciate in the interim, vendor returns after leave due to surgery, get up on time, find out they didn't open today and are going on vacation again for a week or two as requested by their suppliers. Domestic, high quality, reputable, cheap. I was planning to buy 25 100ug hits for $81 total. Depending on the btc/usd price when they return I may move up a level and buy their $100 package.

Oh well, at least I'll have a gram of mescaline and DMT to play with. Mescaline sounds pretty cool, may be even better than LSD to start with. Wander way off trail  into the woods where no one will be near you or come across you.

[RisiR]

Have a good time, Malice. I hope it's going to be a great trip.

[reject]

I want some strong opiates

welbeck > Giroo?

It's kinda like Borini v Balotelli. But I'd take Welbeck over any of them.

[Brain surgeon]

I'm at the end of my rope. Nowhere left to go, nobody that cares. I either need a gun or enough heroin. I'm just tired of this life.

[RisiR]

That would suck.

I have nothing to offer except shit you probably heard a thousand times already so yea. If you want to talk about it with a stranger who's pretty good at pretending that he cares shoot me a PM instead of yourself.

[reject]

Isn't that how all of us feel?

I'm strongly considering picking up the ol' etizolam habit again.

Things are easier when you give no fucks.

[Brain surgeon]

Woah! My whole life might have just turned around.

Will report back.

[RisiR]

Isn't that how all of us feel?

I'm strongly considering picking up the ol' etizolam habit again.

Things are easier when you give no fucks.

I'm still not 100% sure that's true. I've really tried to give no fucks and take it easy. It didn't really work out so far.

Woah! My whole life might have just turned around.

Will report back.

Cool.

[Brain surgeon]

Never mind, the world is a dark and evil place and I no longer wish to tolerate it.