'self-report isn't sufficient to establish that a medical treatment works' — what if it is a treatment for depression, migraines, chronic pain, thousands of other difficult-to-measure conditions or gender dysphoria Jesse

I’m absolutely thrilled that with tickets sales, art sales and donations we raised a phenomenal amount for FNDHopeUK Not only that but more people are now aware of the condition and can pass it on.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you sincerely. x #fndaware

If all we had was ChatGPT, we could say, hmm “maybe hallucinations are just a bug”, and fantasize that they weren’t hard to fix.

If all we had was Gemini, we could say, hmm “maybe hallucinations are just a bug”.

If all we had was Mistral, we could say, hmm “maybe hallucinations

In FND, neuroscience currently provides biologically-grounded explanations of what’s going on to trigger and perpetuate the symptoms, psychiatry provides a way a person can use the brain’s built-in toolset to improve the issue.

Bottom-up vs top-down tools

What do mitochondria look like?

A little look at mitochondrial diversity by electron microscopy

Source: picardlab.org/uploads/7/7/8/…

Daniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul

A philosopher’s lifelong quest to understand the making of the mind.
newyorker.com/magazine/2017/…

After experiencing inexplicable symptoms in her hands, followed by paralysis in both legs, Monique Wagenaar was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Read her story here: deloi.tt/3VV50d4

#ChooseYourImpact #BeTheTrueYou

It’s amazing how many empirical features of interactions and collective response can emerge from a simple imperative: to minimize surprise. Out today in PNAS PNASNews - with Conor Heins Richard Mann Karl Friston and colleagues! Centre for the Adv Study of Collective Behaviour Max Planck Society pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

R.I.P. Daniel Dennett 1942-2024

'There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; there is only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination.'

—Daniel Dennett, 1995

Living with FND? Can you help this research?

Oh lord, Dan Dennett has died. That's a huge loss to the intellectosphere. He ruffled lots of feathers and often divided opinion, but he was a phenomenal thinker and always worth listening to. And a fabulous writer.

This essay, “Where am I?”, by Daniel Dennett, is one of my all time favorite writings in cognitive science. It was one of my very first readings as a graduate student and is as clever, beautiful, and evocative now as ever - may he rest in peace lehigh.edu/~mhb0/Dennett-…

Daniel Dennett has died - genuinely devastated. Will forever miss his presence in the intellectual universe and our discussions. dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

NEW STUDY from our FND group in Edinburgh.

Are you newly diagnosed with FND in the last 6 months, over 18 and based in UK?

We want to find out your experience of diagnosis to improve care

First 300 replies get a £10 M&S voucher!

Click here - bit.ly/3Jj6Exw

Thanks!

I like this song a lot

“It doesn’t matter what I tell myself”
For a moment there I swear I saw me”

The Japanese House - Boyhood (Official Video) youtu.be/tE0PSlNVN0Q?fe… via YouTube