In this episode, Micah Murray explains how SYNERGIES and these encounters with the PLEX Research Partners brings concrete and practical benefits to his research approach…
What if we were more than just our brains? Alexandre asks about the significance of a person’s environment and how that can impact any form of latent psychosis. Micah agrees that beyond any existing genetic precursors, how we experience the world can trigger or accentuate psychotic predispositions…
Hypofrontality (a state of decreased cerebral blood flow in the prefrontal cortex of the brain) has been associated with a number of psychiatric diseases. In this episode, Micah raises the question of what’s behind this symptomatic response and asks if it could be the brain’s way of compensating for certain sensory deficits…
Are PLEX particularly vulnerable to sensory and emotional overload and how do you find out? The discussion that follows Fernando’s question reveals PLEX insights into this convoluted topic and confirms them as valuable members of Micah’s research team…
Jacqueline asks a very pertinent question – how sure are we when certain results indicate “vulnerability” that the person will go on to develop a mental illness?
Once the tests have been carried out on vulnerable groups and the data cross-referenced with ongoing therapies, can we make any predictions concerning possible clinical developments on an individual basis?
How do people living with psychosis experience the world differently? Chrysa reveals the differences observed between responses to manmade and natural sounds…
