Notable Links & Miscellanea - April 20, 2024

The idea that psychopathology involves entrenchment is not by itself that innovative, but once we conceptualize that entrenchment as canalization, we can now link it to evolutionary phenotypic variation, dynamical systems, the free energy principle, Bayesian frameworks, Hebbian neuroplasticity, etc. and apply ideas from these areas to the study of ... See more

There are over 50 different brain areas governing various aspects of sensory integration, motivation, decision-making and behaviour. Ideally, when these are well-integrated, our interaction with our environment is pro-social and efficient. Dysrhythmia in any of these leads to immature behaviour with respect to the function it governs. For example, ... See more