A study of 153 brain scans has linked a particular
furrow, near the front of each hemisphere, to hallucinations in schizophrenia. This
fold tends to be shorter in those patients who hallucinate, compared with those
who do not. It is an area of the brain that appears to have a role in
distinguishing real perceptions from imagined ones. Researchers say the
findings, published in Nature Communications, might eventually help with early
diagnosis. The brain wrinkle, called the paracingulate sulcus or PCS, varies
considerably in shape between individuals. It is one of the final folds to
develop, appearing in the brain only just before birth. "The brain
develops throughout life, but aspects such as whether the PCS is going to be a
particularly prominent fold - or not -may be apparent in the brain at an early
stage," said Jon Simons, a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge,
UK. "It might be that a reduction in this brain fold gives somebody a
predisposition towards developing something like hallucinations later on in
life." If further work shows that the difference can be detected before
the onset of symptoms, for example, Dr Simons said it might be possible to
offer extra support to people who face that elevated risk. But he stressed that
schizophrenia is a complicated phenomenon. Hallucinations are one of the main
symptoms, but some patients are diagnosed on the basis of other irregular
thought processes. Nov.17 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34832284
In yesterday’s
post [1] we saw how the Saturn-Neptune square highlighted by the First Quarter
Moon at Moscow was related to Putin removing the veil of lies and illusions
around events in Syria. Here we will see the same Moon phase at London straddles
the meridian axis highlighting the Mercury-Saturn-Neptune square.
The research in
the news is about an area of the brain that appears to have a role in
distinguishing real perceptions (Saturn) from imagined ones (Neptune). Boundary
consciousness seems to crystallize with age for does not Saturn rule the ageing
process, as well as boundaries, limits and skins? Unlike an adult a baby’s
consciousness is dissolved in its environment. But apart from age, individuals
vary in their susceptibility to the environment, or insulation from it. At one
time schizophrenics were comforted by wrapping them tightly in a wet sheet,
thus heightening boundary sensibility. Indeed, methods that increase skin
awareness have helped schizophrenics for short periods. Even normal people may
sometimes need boundary reinforcement. In fact, just as there can be no
advanced form of life or consciousness without the achievement of islanded
existence which allows freedom from environmental interference so also there
can be no understanding of objective reality unless it separated from our subjective illusions (lies?) or
halluicinations [2].
Mercury relates to our brain states, Neptune
is connected to hallucinations while Saturn relates to hard scientific evidence
or facts so that it is easy to understand the research findings astrologically
and see the Moscow news as a parallel event in a multidimensional expression of
Saturn-Neptune.
[2] The
Cosmic Loom; Dennis Elwell
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