Author Topic: Non-Scientific Poll (Read 1486 times)

Octavius · « **Reply #15 on:** November 04, 2003, 12:59:52 AM »

And also, NUKE, I dont think it should be a question of "should I try acid/shrooms?" it's "when will I try acid/shrooms?"

I'm guessing you had a bad trip or something?

mind opening stuff =]

Tarmac · « **Reply #16 on:** November 04, 2003, 01:24:22 AM »

That crap put my buddy in the hospital with heart palpitations. FYI.

AKcurly · « **Reply #17 on:** November 04, 2003, 01:27:41 AM »

Sandman, read the "The Mind of A Mnemonist" by A. R. Luria. He explores the phenomena extensively.

"The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sacks shares many clinical tales, all fascinating, although he doesn't explore your interest extensively.

My favorite clinical tale (Oliver Sacks) was one from the aphasia ward. Global aphasics are incapable of understanding spoken languages. If you could somehow remove all body language (facial expressions & etc), then a global aphasic would be unable to understand you.

However, global aphasics are usually very intelligent and understand everything (and more) that is said to them. They read body language. You can have entire conversations with them and never know they suffer from aphasia.

Anyway, Dr. Sacks was walking past the aphasia ward and was stunned to hear roars of laughter. They were listening to a Ron Reagan speech and they were reacting to the false tones and cadences of his voice.

curly

Octavius · « **Reply #18 on:** November 04, 2003, 01:28:22 AM »

Sorry to hear that Tarmac. Was he in a safe, controlled environment at the time?

Tarmac · « **Reply #19 on:** November 04, 2003, 01:39:55 AM »

No. Dumbarse drove himself to the hospital tripping out, wondering when his heart was going to stop. He's lucky to be alive, both from the drugs and the car ride.