Posted by SLS on March 22, 2008, at 7:13:30
In reply to Re: End of Forum?, posted by Sigismund on March 21, 2008, at 23:49:40
Personally, I would like to have a board dedicated to Neuroscience. It would facilitate the discussions of the phenomenology of neurobiology in health and disease. Discussing brain anatomy and functional circuits has very little to do with neurotransmitters, and is of both theoretical value and future applications. The study of neuroscience is broad in scope and covers a multitude of targets of investigation.
We will not understand mental illness without first understanding the brain and endocrine systems. Even the effects of psychosocial stress must be included in any study of these disorders.
How does lamotrigine (Lamictal) work? I have a nice little theory involving glutamate and dopamine. I would be motivated to place this area of inquiry on a neuroscience board that is not devoted to clinical medicine.
What will become of these suggestions? Probably just wasted bandwidth. When the Neurotransmitter board first opened, I posted on the Administration board several times regarding the theme of neuroscience as separate from clinical psychopharmacology with neurotransmitter substances being but one part integral to the study of brain biology and function.
I feel very strongly about this and I am happy that you folks have verbalized a variety of reasons why a forum named "Neurotransmitters" and devoted to polypharmacy and not monotherapy - and conversely with the Medication board.
I feel like I'm wasting my breath.
- Scott
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