Podcasts Culture Soundings Of Madness and Magic: Shifting the Lens to Understand the Mind

Of Madness and Magic: Shifting the Lens to Understand the Mind

Published: Dec. 10, 2014, 3:02 a.m.

b'What differentiates what is labeled as mental dysfunction\\u2014mania, psychosis, seizures\\u2014from what is magic, spirit, or simply \\u2026 beyond the scientific method? Mischa Shoni embarks on a journey to understand her own brain. On the path, she meets dragons, gryphons, crystal-eyed snakes \\u2026 and some extraordinary people who see the mind beyond the limited lens of psychiatry.\\n\\nThis project was supported by a Braden Grant from Stanford Storytelling Project. For more information about the Braden Grant for the Study of Oral Narrative, go here:\\nhttp://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/grants.html\\n\\nProducer: Mischa Shoni\\nFeaturing: Anusuya Starbear, Michelle Boyle\\nSpecial thanks: Will Rogers\\nMusic: Man of Suit (Echos of Space, Fog Divided by 2, Quiet Mountaintop, Lost in the Forest, Trees of Mystery, Howling Wind, The Dancing Chairs, Wind Chimera, Redwoods & Skyscrapers)\\nImage via Wikimedia'