Talk:Latent inhibition

Latest Additions

The latest additions to this article by OldRightist and 81.206.4.220 are completely uncited and seem unreliable to me. Is anyone able to find something solid article on LLI? I've been looking but there isn't much on Google Scholar. --Brazucs (_TALK | ^CONTRIBS) 07:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

WP:RS

I question the link to a document from the National Institute of Discovery Science, which is a politial advocacy group, not a scientific organization. The claim sounds rather dubious. ---CH 09:44, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Peterson's work needs citation

Peterson has published work, with colleagues, in the journal Personality and Individual Differences in 2000 and 2002. These papers support the view that elevated openness to experience and creativity are linked with latent inhibition. If I have time to check the references, I shall add them here, as this is a brief article that desperately needs extension (in Wikipedia parlance, a stub). Also, perhaps a biologically orientated psychologist could say something about dopamine in connection with latent inhibition. ACEO 18:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I seem to recall that dopamine is significantly connected, and have heard the term in connection with ADHD and the dopaminergic systems.

Highly simplified, there is a dopaminergic system that acts as a "filter" for what stimuli require attention; this is hypoactive in people with ADHD, and hyperactive in some subtypes of schizophrenia. There appears to be a significant difference between people that acquire a "weaker" filter late in life, and those who "start out" with one.

The former might have an increased risk of psychosis and mental illness, as described in the article; I have no recollection of having read anything on that association either way.

The latter can sometimes excel, as their brain adapts to dealing with more input at one time, something that is useful if they are put in a situation where they can saturate it with useful input, but it's fairly detrimental otherwise.

Zuiram 15:53, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Prison Break

I just wanted to add that the main character on the show Prison Break is purported to have Low Latent Inhibition. This is said to make him a creative genius.

Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is said to have LLI paired with a high IQ making him a creative genius.

And this article is, for some parts, an almost word-to-word transcript from the TV show. Is it really accurate?

My bad, I added that to the article too ;\ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.22.231 (talk) 12:20, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Problems

The problem with LLI is that with almost every innovation in the world already figured out in respect to groundbreaking advances in military, art, science, philosophy, psychology, etc., There is not much for a creative genuis to do besides break their brothers out of prison or become a sports guy. The Mayas, and less importantly, Einstein, have figured out the universe and that is why the world is going to be destroyed soon. We have became successful puppets of the Creator and now have no use for it. InternetHero 20:07, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The world is going to be destroyed soon!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Weatherbed (talk • contribs) 06:58, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

     uh.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.18.229.20 (talk) 06:19, August 24, 2007 (UTC) 

It seems LLI has its uses in terms of formulating creative crackpot theories and dispersing them in inappropiate forums. 137.111.47.182 03:43, 31 July 2007 (UTC) Wotan

• what —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.76.142.137 (talk) 18:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Lacks Lucidity

While clinically accurate, the first two sentences of this article utilize very abstruse prose. The central idea is suffocated by multiple lengthy and ponderous subordinate clauses. I don't see how anyone but a highly-intellectual mental health professional can understand what is being communicated here.