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Same goes for our theory regarding depression for instance. We say the cause is a chemical imbalance, but this has never been measured; same goes for many menta
by manjana 7y ago
Same goes for our theory regarding depression for instance. We say the cause is a chemical imbalance, but this has never been measured; same goes for many mental conditions since it's next to impossible to measure the causal element given it's happening inside the brain.
- jdietrich 7y ago>We say the cause is a chemical imbalance "We" don't say that; pharmaceutical sales reps say it. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020392 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo...
- grumdan 7y agoIn particular, this shows that it's not that it's not been measured. It's been measured and not found to be an incorrect explanation of what's happening.