MatthewSMarkert

Temple Grandin made an amaaaazing picture of her brain with an MRI-SPECT....do you think you could do this an let us see what your fantastic brain looks like??? Please? If you don't mind coming to Kansas City for a visit, I'm sure I can get one for a fellow 'cane for free :-)

Hello Dr. Jo-el Salinas! :-)

I'm so delighted to see you here. Your patients are lucky to have you.

How has your experience helped you understand the difference between reception, and perception? For example, in your article you say you are less likely to feel something if a picture gives the impression of a staged event. Prior to that realization, for example when you were younger, were there times when you wondered if you were actually feeling the same thing they were - communicated into you by some unknown force - and now do you believe your brain is PERceiving what it thinks someone else is likely to have felt?

I echo your goal regarding the preservation and optimization of cognitive function over the course of a human lifespan. Does your sensitivity to synthesezic influence change through improved mindfulness exercises?
i.e. - if you meditate, or feel more "present," are you able to be more sensitive to the feelings of others? Less (in cases where it's distracting, are you better able to tune it out?)

Cheers, and harmonius notes, Matthew