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It might be hard for Van der Kolk specifically to get funding. The article mentions that he's kind of a pariah because he endorsed the "recovered memory" stuff
by 0xcde4c3db 10y ago
It might be hard for Van der Kolk specifically to get funding. The article mentions that he's kind of a pariah because he endorsed the "recovered memory" stuff that led to a lot of lawsuits based on very questionable allegations of child abuse. The leading consensus on this phenomenon is that recovered-memory therapy mostly creates the "recovered" memories. See also the Mandela Effect/Berenstein Bears/Shazaam stuff, where people have seemingly done this to each other spontaneously.
- imagist 10y agoYou're missing my point: I think that this could be studied cheaply enough that he wouldn't need outside funding. I'll add that I think the reason he hasn't performed studies on the technique isn't lack of funding, but that validating his claims isn't a priority for him. His background only makes me believe more firmly that evidence is not a priority for him.