Saturday, March 29, 2014

I have an appointment with the UBC MS Psychiatrist, Dr. Patricia Mills on Tuesday. She is the one who referred me to G.F. Strong, so we will probably review how that is going.

Dr. Mills "...is a clinician-researcher with a focus on autonomic function...". I gather that  means the involuntary nervous system.

She's a researcher so I'm going ask her if she heard of Harvard University professor Takao Hensch's claim that valproate, an epilepsy pill, can help adults achieve perfect pitch. The theory is it reverts the capacity for learning to that of a seven year old. [Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/74816#XHalffxeDXSZv18s.99]

I'm going to suggest she [or someone at GF Strong] do a study to see if valproate helps or enhances someone with a brain injury or disease [like ms] re learn lost balance and motor skills. It will be interesting to see what she says.


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