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The brain is just another organ like all the others. It would be a real surprise if we found that there was an organ that when it worked badly increased health.
by danieltillett 11y ago
The brain is just another organ like all the others. It would be a real surprise if we found that there was an organ that when it worked badly increased health. Imagine if the study was "people with a good liver are predisposed to be healthier". Not even the Torygraph would publish this.
- wutbrodo 11y agoI'm not sure "brain health" is as good a synonym of "intelligence" as you seem to be implying it is. As one possible example of divergence between the two measures, a handful of mental illnesses are mentioned that are associated with intelligence.
- bunnymancer 11y agoThat is based on the assumption that all differentiated states are "illnesses" and that all illnesses are bad.
- dTal 11y agoAll illnesses are, by definition, bad. That is what makes them "illnesses" and not "wellnesses". You can argue about whether a particular differentiated state is an "illness" or not, but that is just the same as arguing whether or not it is "bad". As for your point... I fail to see the connection. It seems to me that treading carefully when equating "brain health" with "intelligence" is entirely the correct approach, regardless of one's opinion on which specific things count as "illness". Are you saying that there isn't a single mental disorder correlated with intelligence?