Yes, it would be really interesting to see studies involving exposure to political news, and dopamine-related diseases such as Parksinson's.
I’ve referenced the role that excessive dopamine plays in schizophrenia and Parkinson’s related hallucinations and delusions.
I’ve referenced the role that excessive dopamine plays in schizophrenia and Parkinson’s related hallucinations and delusions.
https://twitter.com/Larry_freedom1/status/1447238457584128006
A couple of months ago, @tweetmix had an interesting observation about the potential interplay between his/her dad's Parkinson's and FOXNews consumption: 4/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1419325429433868294
Lately, I've been thinking about the effect that exposure to conspiracy theories would have on someone who is already experiencing excessive levels of dopamine. 7/
If someone is already teetering on dopamine induced delusions....and then consumes Qanon-like delusional conspiracies.....it would theoretically have a compounding effect. 8/
Obviously, schizophrenia would be an extreme example, but it provides context, and could be scaled back as necessary... 9/
...but imagine exposing someone with schizophrenia to bizarre Qanon conspiracies...or telling them that a secret cabal created the vaccines to depopulate the world.
It doesn't take much imagination to conceptualize a completely paranoid, unhinged, delusional response. 10/
It doesn't take much imagination to conceptualize a completely paranoid, unhinged, delusional response. 10/
But what if it isn't someone with schizophrenia?
What if it's just someone who is obsessed with high-conflict political news? What if it's just a "normal" person who is "self-medicating" with their obsessive consumption of dopamine-producing political news? 11/
What if it's just someone who is obsessed with high-conflict political news? What if it's just a "normal" person who is "self-medicating" with their obsessive consumption of dopamine-producing political news? 11/
What if, similar to when Parkinson's medication overshoots the mark, this person experiences an "overdose" of dopamine due to self-medicating with "anticipation", and bias-confirming news? 12/
With Parkinson's/schizophrenia, or even with cocaine overdose, an individual can experience severe delusions. We often see this with the severely mentally ill homeless.
But what if the self-medicating dopamine "overdose" resulted in only minor alterations to perception? 13/
But what if the self-medicating dopamine "overdose" resulted in only minor alterations to perception? 13/
What if, while in this slightly altered state, someone was exposed to a conspiracy theory about a deep state cabal using vaccines to depopulate the world? Might this otherwise "normal"/healthy person feel compelled to show up to a school board meeting?: 14/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1435209912473174025
This should have been tweet # 6
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1419325432579588101
Original dopamine/addiction model thread:
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1404066644524101643
Follow up thread to the addiction model thread:
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1446642768302931969
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