News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Aren't we all somewhere on the spectrum of disease?. Parent comment

Re:Aren't we all somewhere on the spectrum of disease? by hnick on Saturday July 18, 2020 @09:01PM (#23886125)
I'd personally believe there are physical differences even if we can't see them yet, but there's no proof until we do see them one day. It depends if you subscribe to dualism or not I suppose. Until then we are finding fire through smoke.

A spectrum will be based on a society so over time "normal" can shift. I wonder how many times that has happened? I've heard the USA as a population is typically very extroverted compared to many other countries, so perhaps that's one case.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Aren't we all somewhere on the spectrum of disease? by mercer on Sunday July 19, 2020 @06:53AM (#23888478)
The problem is that even if we can do a 'perfect' brain scan and figure out consistent correlations in how its structure differs for people with various disorders, it still doesn't really help us all that much. It would be like doing a perfect read of a hard-drive and seeing correlations without understanding (for the most part) what the ones and zeroes actually mean.
[ Parent | on HN ]