DrmDoc

I think the answer to your question here is what the research link I provided shows. That research suggests that sexual orientation involves neural activations of the hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, anterior cingulate gyrus, putamen, amygdala, hypothalamus, and insula. Specifically, that research shows those areas of the brain activated or aroused in the presence of visual stimuli associated with our sexual interests. Although this research suggests those brain areas involving our sexual arousal, it doesn't identify the cause of that arousal. If the question is about the neural circuitry that causes our sexual attraction to a specific gender, this research doesn't provide an answer. If the question regards the neural circuity associated with our gender identity, we won't find an answer in this research either. I believe what you are looking for is the possibility to overwrite our neural circuitry; however, our gender attraction and identity isn't just a neural matter. We can't reprogram our brain circuitry without including other factors such as genetic, hormonal, and social environment. As StringJunky and iNow have so eloquently expressed, my comments regarded the rights, acceptance and respect of others for who they are rather than a denial of their options to be who they are.

Your query, if I understand correctly, regards people who are dissatisfied with their sexual orientation for one reason or another. As an example, you gave homosexual's limited dating pool as impetus for procedures leading to less limited options. There are many therapies that currently exist for people who are, for many reasons, unhappy with themselves and their condition without a neuroscience option. I think our quest should be about finding ways to be happy with oneself without radical changes and for others to be more accepting and respectful of our differences and who we are. However, there continues to be ongoing research you can access relative the neural nature of sexual orientation.

That would infer treatment for a disorder where it doesn't exist, doesn't it? Varied sexual orientations exist in nature as it does in us. Whether a possibility becomes a future option depends on why you may think such a thing is necessary. Do you think this sexual orientation therapy or treatment is necessary?

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Hello Morrison50, This was likely a lucid dream experience if there is no evidence in your sleep environment of the activity you recall and you recall waking in bed at the conclusion of your experience. This lucid experience appears to suggest your mental state at the time of your dream, in my opinion. Dreams are empirically mental experiences and , therefore, more than likely reflect the state of mind of the dreamer. There was a reason why you smoke infrequently and prior to this experience. Perhaps that reason provides a clue to its cause. THC alters our state of mind and mood and, perhaps, that was your intent. Perhaps your dream suggest the state or mood you sought to alter or escape. I hope this helps.

You're not losing your mind but may be assimilating, as you said, your surrounding sensory experiences amid mirco sleeping. However, you should consider seeing a sleep disorder specialist rather than rely in any opinion here.

Your doctor should have order a CT scan or referred you to either a sleep specialist or neurologist. Your altered perceptual experiences could be a symptom of some underlying neuropathy that has yet to fully manifest. I suggest that you return to your doctor and insist on receiving the proper medical attention your experience deserves.

Referred to as hypnogogia, yours is a fairly common experience that often occurs during the brief period between wakefulness and sleep. The experience may include voices, loud noises, sharp sensations, bed shaking, lucid paralysis, imagined room intruders, and, of course, tinnitus among various other types of sensory experiences. That sound you hear is most likely the amplified ringing many older adults hear imperceptibly. Exposure to loud noises and the continuous use of earphone devices over the years is the likely cause. As you drift into sleep, you may be experiencing an increased sensitivity to ambient noises in your sleep environment as many of us do. Unfortunately, that sensitivity could be enhancing your tinnitus. Although I advise that you visit a sleep specialist, noise cancelling devices and natural sound generators have shown some effectiveness in easing the symptoms of this kind of sleep disturbance. I hope this helps.