Posted by BBob on June 18, 2000, at 19:39:14
In reply to Re: You may be on to something, posted by brian on June 18, 2000, at 17:08:53
Well said, brian (or are you really brain?) maybe MY BRAIN?
That's a joke. Put down the lighters and gas cans, pleeze, dear readers.
Re: John Turner's reply, my origninal response regarding dopamenergic upregulation reflects some of the most widely published discussion in popular periodicals (Time, Nature, 1997) which was in turn based on well considered study of recent research. Except for the fact that I, boBB aka Peter C and a few others, wrote the information it probably deserves consideration. Instead of enhancing dopamine, we might want to look at ways to down-regulate or refocus dopamenergic networks. I do know that stable cognition requires much more stability of dopamine levels than of serotonin, GABA, NorE and other neurotransmitters. More than about 20 percent fluctuation tends to trigger major cognitive breakdown.
Upregulation of dopaminergic networks, and the hazards of dopamine enhancement has been widely studied. What the addiction studies often fail to address is the impact of environmental factors that upregulate dopaminergic networks.
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And to whoever wrote this:> > > >>> P.S. BoBB, does the supposition that claire is not BoBB eliminate the possibility that they may occupy the same physical body?
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> > >I would say that is a very personal matter that Claire and myself should work out between ourselves, if at all. (Sorry claire couldn't avoid the pun, but maybe "you 'n me, babe, how 'bout it?" I always wanted to be an organic farmer ... I'm living in a town, which is not the life I had planned. I could get over your belief in psychiatric science circa 2000, and you would be the only one here that knows my real identity, which you could use against me if we got in a quarrel!)
> > > You know, I've been wondering the very same thing. I don't know much about MPD or dissociative (sp?) disorders, but with all the personalities I'm thinking that may be it.
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> > > Or, thespian of the high-drama variety?
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> > I hate to get involved in this pettiness, but...
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> > Is the idea that people other than boBB can agree with him such an anathema that you all have to constantly develop conspiracy theories?
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> > before anyone accuses me, I'm not boBB, claire, or anyone else. I just hate to see how boBB's input is being treated. I don't agree with all of them or their presentation, but I think he has valuable contributions. it certainly makes me nervous about contributing any opinion that goes against the majority.
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> People believe what they want to believe and often use new information simply to support pre-held beliefs. There's nothing horrible about this; it's called being human.
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> Also, BBob has at times exhibited behaviour that might make people wonder about identities. Add that to a forum where it's very difficult to prove who is saying what and you have a recipe for suspicion. In the end, though, you can only be yourself. What else are you gonna do? This is a cool place, but it's only one place. Nobody should put his or her soul into a cyber bulletin board.
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> Every once in a while it's a good idea to get outside, or at least to look at your hands.
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> If you're real, you'll know it.
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> brian
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