Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 28 April 2010
I have been approached by a PhD student out of Texas, who wants to use material from the site for a paper she is working on. She is asking if we are ok with her use of the material on this site. I am, but she does want to ask if anyone’s uncomfortable about their writing being part of the research. I offered for her to pose her question directly.
Let’s Help This PhD Student With Her Research continues »
by Sean - 21 April 2010
Ongoing research is happening about Body Integrity Identity Disorder at the University of California at San Diego. The team that showed evidence of neurological involvement in BIID is still studying BIID, and they need your help!
Upper Limb BIID continues »
by Sean - 7 January 2010
I read a lot of the publications I can find that discuss BIID. I’m sure I’ve missed some, but I’ve read most of what is available. Why? Because we need to be informed when we talk to different "interest groups" about BIID.
Why Do I Read So Many Academic Papers About BIID? continues »
by Sean - 7 November 2009
Is BIID psychological? Or is it neurological? There is evidence of neurological aspects to BIID, as found by Ramachandran and McGeoch. Does it mean that BIID is congenital, or is it acquired? Is it hard-wired? These are questions that happen often enough in discussion between transabled folks.
BIID and Neural Pathways continues »
by Sean - 17 August 2009
I don’t really have anything in particular to discuss today. There’s a couple upcoming posts that I’ll be writing, with more depth and thinking, but you’ll have to be patient! For now, here are a few things happening in my life I wanted to mention.
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