Tails and Psychopaths.

Tails and Psychopaths .
Andre Willers
1 Sep 2011

Synopsis :
Apes traded tails for culture .
Pathologies at neural level resulted in hypoculture (psychopathy , sociopathy) or hyperculture (autism , Aspergers ,extreme shyness).
This suggests diagnosis and therapy at neural and virtual levels .

Discussion :
Briefly , the neurons controlling the tail became mirror neurons , mirroring actions of other proto-monkeys . This enabled the proto-ape to mirror the others.
This is Culture . But , this meant loss of the tail from evolutionary pressure .

The location of these Tail nerve-nexi are known .
See http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "Why are you not an octopus" Jun 2011

Diagnosis :
Tail nerve-nexi can be measured by fMRI , indicating hypoculture or hyperculture .

Therapy:

1.Virtual :
Imagine having a prehensile tail . Use it . There are templates that activate . Extremes are ameliorated . (Cf "Furries" sub-culture)

2.Real .
Dock the tail (like with aggressive dogs:bulldogs , Dobermans,etc) . This enables some measure of domestication .
Or control it (stallions or S&M extremely violent human apes ) . The butt-syndrome . Attempts by hypoculture individuals to become more "normal" .

3.Warning:
Combining Real and Virtual can be hazardous to your health .

Converting a psychopath's Tail nerve-nexi to mirror-neurons is challenging ,to put it mildly .

Isolating the Tail nerve-nexi of a hyperculture (autism , Asperger) can lead to a fluctuation of extremes . The prognosis is much better . A cure is possible .


4. Honeymoon Effect .
For Norm humans :
Imagine you have a prehensile tail . Entertwine it with your partner's tail in a prehensile fashion . Feel it .
Mirror neurons get amplified .
Very deep mechanisms kick in to enable and amplify empathy from mirror-neurons .
The effect is deeper than the short-term compulsions of "Love" or "Sex"

What a tail !
Andre