Like Google and Siri, scientists are listening to animals and using Artificial Intelligence, not to sell them stuff, but to understand how they communicate with each other. Communication between animals and humans (e.g., dogs, dolphins, Koko the gorilla) has fascinated humankind for a long time. But this approach often puts humans in the centre of the picture. It is anthropocentric and usually lacks an appreciation of how an animal experiences the world – their ‘umwelt’ (the ‘world around’ – lived…..
AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS, only fully understood in the two thousands*, can cause psychosis, rapid deterioration in memory, and altered behaviour. As a result, people with this disorder can present to psychiatric/mental health services and professionals, sometimes after being declared ‘psychiatric’ by medical services or professionals. The 2012 book and 2016 film ‘Brain on Fire. My month of madness’ recorded Susannah Calahan’s experience of delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis, but with ultimately successful treatment for autoimmune encephalitis (AE). AE occurs when antibodies are…..