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Dear Dr. Nehls

I thought your book, The Indoctrinated Brain was a tour de force, it explained so much that had previously puzzled me about the Covid madness. I wonder if with your knowledge of neuroscience and attendant fields you are able to shed light on the one aspect of it that still puzzles me. Namely, why did 80% of the population—many of them highly educated—fall so completely for the lies? And how was it that a much smaller group saw straight through the lies? What did this group have in common? What was different about them? Any ideas?

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Susceptibility to Stockholm Syndrome. Many 'educated' are simply expert at regurgitation of approved narratives. Their desire to please, to earn good grades, perhaps makes them even susceptible to the rewards system offered during covid. Meredith Miller does an excellent job of explaining here: https://curtiscost.substack.com/p/psychological-warfare-and-covid-compliance?publication_id=865054&post_id=140626101&isFreemail=true&r=l0eqf&triedRedirect=true

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I just read this book. I almost had to switch out highlighters. The medical information is well-referenced and researched. Some of the good doctor’s philosophies have a New Age spin which is poorly paired. I’m not necessarily criticizing his work, but I believe it would be better received without some of the almost Theosophical philosophy. That being said, I strongly recommend this book and admire this doctor’s courage and conviction, not to mention his boss-level command of the science!

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A long time interest in science and medicine from a critical standpoint helps but even more importantly spending a thousand bucks a year on supplements for the last fifty years did the trick for me .No mask , no jabs and all idiots can kiss my ass. Though there was a point about 3 years ago while listening to the CBC that my mind accepted the narrative and thought ,yes there is a plague happening. This lasted about 30 seconds and another part of my mind said , HOLD On, You know the facts and figures and this is bullshit .Whew back to sanity.

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Dr Nehls -I am a retired MD in Oregon (UCLA 1979 (FP/ER) Q:?-back while studying late nighters in exhausted ego depletion, were my hippocampal index neurons selectively overwriting “unimportant” memories in order to store the new facts being forced in ??.. Are old memories labelled in a hierarchy of priority/ importance …!!!.

Inquisitive minds want to know….!!!

Dr Del

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PS- I’m not quite done w your audible book (great!)..

Q2: Does eating Lyon’s Mane mushrooms or anything speed up mitosis of index neurons ??!! ( I’m already on an SSRI !!!)..ie- regenerate more ?!!!

Dr Del

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THANKS !!!

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And i’m excersizing & lost weight, eat fish, take vits (D).

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