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Re:Is Empty Nose Syndrome Real? If Not, Why Are People Killi... by erikb on Saturday May 07, 2016 @05:52PM (#11651501)
Let's just hope not to be in this situation too often ourselves. Being such a small statistical minority it's hard to believe they will ever receive any serious scientific backup.
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Re:Is Empty Nose Syndrome Real? If Not, Why Are People Killi... by kaybe on Saturday May 07, 2016 @06:00PM (#11651530)
On the contrary, it's the fringe cases that teach us most about the brain, because we can see how it can work as well.
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Re:Is Empty Nose Syndrome Real? If Not, Why Are People Killi... by erikb on Sunday May 08, 2016 @03:17AM (#11653037)
Yes, it can teach us the most, but you can't get funding for studies that globally only impact 12 people. So no scientist who needs to put food on the table at the end of the month can focus on these cases.
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