/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11597073
>Surprised nobody figged dat oot yet
I did, why did you think I used a random J.R.R Tolkien quote? It's all a flower of rhetoric, dude.

>>11335713
>proof of qualia
How do you prove the physical existence qualia if the current understanding of it and consciousness is somewhere between bacteria and vegans.

To all psychology & psychiatry pros ITT

Does Transient Global Amnesia qualify as an Organic amnesic syndrome?

Been doing a literature review on it for the last 8 hours and just realized I probably fucked up.

I will submit it anyways but fuck man im a stupid piece of shit

Probably because the cognitive tasks required to be a social organism are not necessarily the same as those required to be a human calculator, coupled with plasticity in cognitive function, especially when you consider differences in rearing patterns between individuals.

Social species like crows and scrub jays typically need a fine tuned memory to be able to navigate social interactions; keeping tabs of who helped you and who hurt you, who you can and can not depend on, and being able to remember where food caches are stored, ect.

Also bear in mind that for many more complex social organisms, early life is typically a learning period where they gather skills needed to navigate their social environment. Those individuals that bury themselves in studying or are otherwise highly isolated early in life are also likely to learning different skills and talents that would prepare them for a significantly different environment (such as one without friends or social networks) than those children who are highly prosocial or have access to vast social networks that they navigate regularly.

TL;DR: Behavioral plasticity + social isolation = more time for studying and less time playing with friends = higher scholastic achievement = academics.

To answer your final question, I have no friends.

Kill me.