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Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by jan_Inkepa »

ineedaj0b wrote: post #19

I’ve got one of these brains. Dyslexic. I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2. I cannot understand when I mispronounce words. I get corrected often and repeat back the correction but it sounds like what I said the first time. I have a fantastic memory, a great imagination, and nonstop dreams during the night. I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now tha…

> I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2.

What syllables do you hear? (I'm assuming you have English as a mother tongue?)

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by luxuryballs »

sho_hn wrote: post #16
luxuryballs wrote: post #3

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EMF could indeed be the next asbestos. The Invisible Rainbow is on audible and worth a listen, regardless of any surrounding well poison about the author (or maybe because of it.) There’s some very interesting history of electricity’s role in society starting from the mid 1700s.

I hope you don't mind me pointing out the delicious irony of recommending an audiobook (requiring a mass communication network and electronic playback device) to sample a tome apparently on the subject of electricity invisibly killing birds and sickening people, when it is also available in dead-tree form.

The book is good but not useful if you take it as FUD.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by Sammi »

jan_Inkepa wrote: post #31
ineedaj0b wrote: post #19

I’ve got one of these brains. Dyslexic. I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2. I cannot understand when I mispronounce words. I get corrected often and repeat back the correction but it sounds like what I said the first time. I have a fantastic memory, a great imagination, and nonstop dreams during the night. I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now tha…

> I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2. What syllables do you hear? (I'm assuming you have English as a mother tongue?)

His mind emphasises the consonants instead of the vowels.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by tacotime »

ineedaj0b wrote: post #27
verisimi wrote: post #21

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> I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now that I know what they probably do mechanically. Why would you think that you know what the dreams are? Could you tell the rest of us please? Perhaps you are coming at this from a materialistic perspective? I personally don't think there is anything straightforward about dreams. Whether you take a 'spiritual' approach (have you ever had a deja vu?) or a…

I can tell you but it’s a bit depressing. So turn back yea who are happy! Don’t read this. I thought it was something spiritual/mystical when I was younger and I liked that a lot more! And if you wanna keep enjoying dreams collapse my comment right now!!! Here’s the boring nightmare: so… your mind is thinking what comes next? What comes next? And it’s corrected repeatedly by information from the eyes and ears. Maybe…

Regular cannabis/THC use is pretty famous for reducing REM sleep and dreaming.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by tryauuum »

ineedaj0b wrote: post #24
BiteCode_dev wrote: post #20

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But you write and read fine apparently? I always thougth it was linked.

When I write I leave out a lot ‘the’ and ‘a’ and ‘an’. I have to edit what I write often (and I usually still don’t notice them missing). I have trouble reading when I’m tired. Or fully awake making out handwriting. I have many years of practice adding a’s, the’s, and you’s - people will ignore everything you write if you come across as mentally subpar.

Is English your native language?

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by Sammi »

ineedaj0b wrote: post #27
verisimi wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now that I know what they probably do mechanically. Why would you think that you know what the dreams are? Could you tell the rest of us please? Perhaps you are coming at this from a materialistic perspective? I personally don't think there is anything straightforward about dreams. Whether you take a 'spiritual' approach (have you ever had a deja vu?) or a…

I can tell you but it’s a bit depressing. So turn back yea who are happy! Don’t read this. I thought it was something spiritual/mystical when I was younger and I liked that a lot more! And if you wanna keep enjoying dreams collapse my comment right now!!! Here’s the boring nightmare: so… your mind is thinking what comes next? What comes next? And it’s corrected repeatedly by information from the eyes and ears. Maybe…

Sleep apnoea can cause a lot of dreams, as it causes you to be half awake. So definitely get yourself tested for that.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by smusamashah »

ineedaj0b wrote: post #27
verisimi wrote: post #21

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> I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now that I know what they probably do mechanically. Why would you think that you know what the dreams are? Could you tell the rest of us please? Perhaps you are coming at this from a materialistic perspective? I personally don't think there is anything straightforward about dreams. Whether you take a 'spiritual' approach (have you ever had a deja vu?) or a…

I can tell you but it’s a bit depressing. So turn back yea who are happy! Don’t read this. I thought it was something spiritual/mystical when I was younger and I liked that a lot more! And if you wanna keep enjoying dreams collapse my comment right now!!! Here’s the boring nightmare: so… your mind is thinking what comes next? What comes next? And it’s corrected repeatedly by information from the eyes and ears. Maybe…

Does that mean you lucid dream since that realization? Or because you know that dreams are just an illusion you are bored?

I know dreams are just hallucinations but it doesn't make them any less interesting for me. I lucid dreams sometimes and I enjoy that state the most, so much that when it happens I keep waiting to go lucid every night for next few nights until I forget about it. Some lucid dreams are so cinematically beautiful I remember them for a very long time. Bad lucid dream helps waking up because I know it's a dream.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by Folcon »

Sammi wrote: post #33
jan_Inkepa wrote: post #31

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> I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2. What syllables do you hear? (I'm assuming you have English as a mother tongue?)

His mind emphasises the consonants instead of the vowels.

That is such a helpful insight.

I'm always on the lookout for new ways to think about how we process the world, just curious if you're aware of this distinction appearing in something like poetry / music?

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by juujian »

tacotime wrote: post #34
ineedaj0b wrote: post #27

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I can tell you but it’s a bit depressing. So turn back yea who are happy! Don’t read this. I thought it was something spiritual/mystical when I was younger and I liked that a lot more! And if you wanna keep enjoying dreams collapse my comment right now!!! Here’s the boring nightmare: so… your mind is thinking what comes next? What comes next? And it’s corrected repeatedly by information from the eyes and ears. Maybe…

Regular cannabis/THC use is pretty famous for reducing REM sleep and dreaming.

I don't consume often, haven't in years, but I remember having pretty wild dreams after, so I wouldn't get a good rest. So there is a difference with regular documentation?

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by verisimi »

ineedaj0b wrote: post #27
verisimi wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now that I know what they probably do mechanically. Why would you think that you know what the dreams are? Could you tell the rest of us please? Perhaps you are coming at this from a materialistic perspective? I personally don't think there is anything straightforward about dreams. Whether you take a 'spiritual' approach (have you ever had a deja vu?) or a…

I can tell you but it’s a bit depressing. So turn back yea who are happy! Don’t read this. I thought it was something spiritual/mystical when I was younger and I liked that a lot more! And if you wanna keep enjoying dreams collapse my comment right now!!! Here’s the boring nightmare: so… your mind is thinking what comes next? What comes next? And it’s corrected repeatedly by information from the eyes and ears. Maybe…

Thanks for your thoughts.

Have you considered lucid dreaming or astral projection? The idea that you step into your dream and control yourself; that you can direct yourself in your dream state to explore whatever-it-is. You can go to places of your choosing, as you are not bound by the body.

If you look into these experiences, you find many people who say they learnt about parts of material reality, that they are then able to verify materially.

These ideas are highly intriguing to me. As you are someone with such a capacity for dreaming, you could certainly try these ideas out (ie explore in dreams then verify in reality), if you haven't already. If you have tried, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the matter.

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