From: Morality 1: Good without gods

Findings in neuroscience are now pulling back the curtain on religious moral thought.

In a revealing study by Nicholas Epley and others, Christian volunteers were asked to report their own views, the views of their deity and the views of others on a range of controversial issues, such as legal euthanasia while having their brain activity scanned.

Results showed that thinking about divine views activated the same brain regions as thinking about their own views, indicating that when believing themselves to be consulting a divine moral compass, theists may instead be doing what the rest of us do: searching their own conscience. An idea further supported by the finding that manipulating subjects' beliefs consistently influenced their views about divine beliefs.

As Epley's team put it: "intuiting god's beliefs... may... serve as an echo chamber to validate and justify one's own beliefs"

Manewr repozycyjny Epley’a

Szukałem we śnie mikroskopijnych pryzmatów niedostrzegalnych ludzkim okiem otolitów przemieszczałem się poprzez włoski czuciowe coś się poruszało w gromadzie węglanów i fosforanów wapnia obudzony zostałem gwałtownie przez rzucony we mnie kamyczek błędnikowy potem nastąpiło stado innych dużych kamieni jawa okazała się wirować z zawzięciem objawy wegetatywne królowały na tej karuzeli bałem się że…

If you’re wondering, they’re supposed to be equally effective. And the reason some docs don’t recommend modified Epley at home is because it can put strain on your neck – if you’re having issues there already Brandt-Daroff is safer.

So far, I agree with all that. YMMV. 

I tried modified Epley last weekend, and liked it mainly as it was quicker. Did put a strain on my neck though, which is already a bit screwed. Also realised why your eyes flicker (nystagmus). I had my eyes open as I went from sitting to lying down and could feel how hard they were moving as they tried to find something stable to focus on, while the whole room span. Obviously they could've stayed in one place, just like the room actually was, but its not what they were seeing. Poor eyes. 

This quote made me smile, from this article about the history & treatment of BPPV:

“The earliest reference to it may have been by Shakespeare in “Romeo and Juliet” [1] In Act I, Scene II [enter Romeo and Bevolio] Bevolio says “Tut man, one fire burns out another's burning. One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish; turn giddy, and be holp by backwards turning….” 

It feels pretty tenuous though. 

Vertigo and dizziness are more common in migraine sufferers than in people without migraines. A patient I am treating for migraines emailed me a few days ago complaining of vertigo. Dizziness is a term which can mean unsteadiness, lightheadedness, or vertigo. Vertigo is a sensation of spinning, which is most often caused by a disturbance of the inner ear. One type of vertigo is called benign positional vertigo (BPV). BPV usually causes very severe vertigo. One patients told me that while lying on the floor he felt as if he was falling off the floor. BPV is caused by a loose crystal in the inner ear. As the name implies, this type of vertigo occurs only when turning to one side, but not the other. If turning in bed to the right causes vertigo, then the problem is in the right inner ear. A simple (Epley) maneuver can quickly cure this problem by stopping this loose crystal from rolling around and causing havoc. I emailed my patient a link to a YouTube video showing how to do the Epley maneuver and half an hour later she emailed back saying that the vertigo was gone. Sometimes this maneuver needs to be repeated a few times before vertigo completely disappears. Here is the link to the Epley maneuver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llvUbxEoadQ&authuser=0

Vous pensez que vos collègues passent leur temps à juger dans votre dos votre tenue vestimentaire. Vous pensez que tout le monde a remarqué que vous avez trébuché tout à l'heure, et qu'ils en rient encore !

En réalité, il y a toujours beaucoup moins de gens qui remarquent tout ça que ce que l'on croit. Et ceux qui remarquent y prêtent beaucoup moins d’intérêt que ce que l'on s'imagine.

Rassurez-vous les gens ne s'intéressent pas tant que ça à tous les détails de votre personne, mais alors que font-ils ?