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Dopamine does not cause pleasure; it causes "wanting" and is critical to addiction and social attachments
The dopamine pathways critical to addiction and are also critical to certain social attachments (eg monogamy) And much of what we “want” may be outside…
Wesley Zhao
Feb 15, 2021
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Dopamine does not cause pleasure; it causes "wanting" and is critical to addiction and social attachments
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Help me figure out: is "ego death" just a super strong neural pathway? And, why does it matter?
I’ve been trying to figure out: how do we significantly quiet or alter the voices inside your head, the thought patterns we’ve developed and…
Wesley Zhao
Aug 6, 2020
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The practicalities of casual racism: within-class marriages, female property-rights, and being unpalatable
“Quit keeping us down, man”
Wesley Zhao
Sep 7, 2020
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[Summary] A Solution-Focused Research Approach to Achieve an Implementable Revolution in Digital Mental Health (Mohr, Riper, Schueller 2017)
TLDR; Digital mental health tools are not working in the real-world mostly due to adherence. We need to rethink our approach and design tools patients…
Wesley Zhao
Dec 3, 2020
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[Summary] A Solution-Focused Research Approach to Achieve an Implementable Revolution in Digital Mental Health (Mohr, Riper, Schueller 2017)
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[Draft] Summary of Insel's Latest Papers
TLDR; We need to "close the gap" between mental health needs and what we can treat. To do this we need to focus on incorporating modern brain science…
Wesley Zhao
Nov 14, 2020
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[Draft] Summary of Insel's Latest Papers
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[Summary] Bending the Curve for Mental Health: Technology for a Public Health Approach (Insel 2019)
TLDR; Mental health is a public health problem and current institutions are not enough. Tech can "close the unconscionable gap between what we know and…
Wesley Zhao
Nov 14, 2020
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[Summary] Bending the Curve for Mental Health: Technology for a Public Health Approach (Insel 2019)
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Taking too long
There are some people for whom live will never be enough; and others who have the gift of satisfaction. These people will never change. And we need each…
Wesley Zhao
Oct 22, 2021
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[Summary] Building the Thermometer for Mental Health (Chauvin, Insel 2018)
TLDR; Early studies of monitoring smartphone data show capabilities in detecting depression, mania, PTSD, and other strong correlations with traditional…
Wesley Zhao
Nov 14, 2020
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[Summary] Building the Thermometer for Mental Health (Chauvin, Insel 2018)
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Got grit? Get paid $70k/yr+, do something meaningful, be happy be free
If you're willing to do the work, you should get fair results. We help you build your own business and we favour historically disadvantaged populations…
Wesley Zhao
Jul 30, 2020
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[Summary] Digital phenotyping: a global tool for psychiatry (Insel 2018)
TLDR; Digital phenotyping uses smart phone sensors and interactions to provide continuous, objective measurements of mental health for better diagnoses…
Wesley Zhao
Nov 14, 2020
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[Summary] Digital phenotyping: a global tool for psychiatry (Insel 2018)
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[Summary] Digital Technologies in Psychiatry: Present and Future (Hirschtritt, Insel 2018)
TLDR; Tech has the ability to address 5 major issues: measurement, access, care delay, fragmented care, and stigma. Digital phenotyping and digital…
Wesley Zhao
Nov 14, 2020
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Listening to the "Truth" of the "Inner Voice(s)": we are 99.9% the same, and so is our truth
Listen to your inner voice - some typical old white cis male from the 1700s or something Tune-ing in to inner voices is a life-long, ever-improving…
Wesley Zhao
Aug 12, 2020
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