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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 629315"><p>I went to a fundraiser for a highly respected, top notch Neuroscience Medical School last night. I was literally floored to be in the same room as so many brilliant minds. Four of the physicians spoke - one of whom holds an MD in Neurosurgery and a PhD in Bio-engineering - and he is the chairman of the neuroscience department. He spoke about the pioneering medical research they are doing to treat brain disorders and addiction (as well as Parkinsons and Alzheimers etc). I don't think there is any doubt that it's the neurological pathways that determine addiction, mental illness and other disorders. Acquired diseases such as Parkinsons, MS, Alzheimers, certain types of Mental Illnesses - happen when the previously used pathways stop functioning properly. (Please know this is my own Liberal Arts educated self "translating" a portion of his speech into something I can write!) Neurons form the pathways and the way the neurons perform is largely determined by genetics. It isn't any different than any other biologic tendency or predisposition elsewhere in the body.</p><p></p><p>The really exciting thing in the research is the growing field of neuro-engineering. Of course it will be eons before it can be applied to real life people. The university's current research is the premise that artificial neuron stimuli (electrodes) may someday be implantable in order to redirect neurological pathways gone awry and stop the progression of neurological diseases such as Parkinsons and Alzheimers and "interrupt" the mechanics of addiction and mental illness. It would also be applicable to traumatic brain injuries and stroke as well. Not unlike a pacemaker for the heart or a replacement joint.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think ANYONE ANYWHERE implied that some people shouldn't have children or that children should be discarded because of their genetic material. I know that your difficult child's bio father is a bit of a wild card, maybe this genetic talk has hit a nerve and you see offense where none was meant? Otherwise, I can't understand the leap you are taking here from biologic predispositions to a desire to throw children away or pass the buck... NONE of us would be here if we thought of our beloved children as disposable!</p><p></p><p>My kids are predisposed to a million things... overbites, shorter stature, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and yes - addiction. Knowledge is power. I go for mammograms because I know I have a higher than average risk for breast cancer. H exercises every day because he worries about heart disease. We warn our kids to avoid excessive sugar and being overweight because we don't want them to acquire stage 2 diabetes. We slather sunscreen on PC20 because he inherited his grandma's tendency to sunburn easily. And yes - from middle school on - I told them they needed to be particularly careful with drugs and alcohol because their uncle is an addict and they are extra susceptible to addiction. And over and over and over again, I say (said) -<strong><em> "you will get to choose to drink or try drugs just once. At any point after that 1st time - drugs or alcohol could choose you and you won't get to determine when that is. It could be the second time or the 22 time or the 225 time. So do not choose to use drugs even just once."</em></strong></p><p></p><p>We do our best with the hand we are dealt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 629315"] I went to a fundraiser for a highly respected, top notch Neuroscience Medical School last night. I was literally floored to be in the same room as so many brilliant minds. Four of the physicians spoke - one of whom holds an MD in Neurosurgery and a PhD in Bio-engineering - and he is the chairman of the neuroscience department. He spoke about the pioneering medical research they are doing to treat brain disorders and addiction (as well as Parkinsons and Alzheimers etc). I don't think there is any doubt that it's the neurological pathways that determine addiction, mental illness and other disorders. Acquired diseases such as Parkinsons, MS, Alzheimers, certain types of Mental Illnesses - happen when the previously used pathways stop functioning properly. (Please know this is my own Liberal Arts educated self "translating" a portion of his speech into something I can write!) Neurons form the pathways and the way the neurons perform is largely determined by genetics. It isn't any different than any other biologic tendency or predisposition elsewhere in the body. The really exciting thing in the research is the growing field of neuro-engineering. Of course it will be eons before it can be applied to real life people. The university's current research is the premise that artificial neuron stimuli (electrodes) may someday be implantable in order to redirect neurological pathways gone awry and stop the progression of neurological diseases such as Parkinsons and Alzheimers and "interrupt" the mechanics of addiction and mental illness. It would also be applicable to traumatic brain injuries and stroke as well. Not unlike a pacemaker for the heart or a replacement joint. I don't think ANYONE ANYWHERE implied that some people shouldn't have children or that children should be discarded because of their genetic material. I know that your difficult child's bio father is a bit of a wild card, maybe this genetic talk has hit a nerve and you see offense where none was meant? Otherwise, I can't understand the leap you are taking here from biologic predispositions to a desire to throw children away or pass the buck... NONE of us would be here if we thought of our beloved children as disposable! My kids are predisposed to a million things... overbites, shorter stature, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and yes - addiction. Knowledge is power. I go for mammograms because I know I have a higher than average risk for breast cancer. H exercises every day because he worries about heart disease. We warn our kids to avoid excessive sugar and being overweight because we don't want them to acquire stage 2 diabetes. We slather sunscreen on PC20 because he inherited his grandma's tendency to sunburn easily. And yes - from middle school on - I told them they needed to be particularly careful with drugs and alcohol because their uncle is an addict and they are extra susceptible to addiction. And over and over and over again, I say (said) -[B][I] "you will get to choose to drink or try drugs just once. At any point after that 1st time - drugs or alcohol could choose you and you won't get to determine when that is. It could be the second time or the 22 time or the 225 time. So do not choose to use drugs even just once."[/I][/B] We do our best with the hand we are dealt. [/QUOTE]
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