What is reduced latent inhibition?

Reductions in latent inhibition (LI), the capacity to screen from conscious awareness stimuli previously experienced as irrelevant, have been generally associated with the tendency towards psychosis.

What causes latent inhibition?

Pre-exposure to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus inhibits conditioning when the stimuli are subsequently paired, a phenomenon termed latent inhibition.

What is low latent?

Low latency describes a computer network that is optimized to process a very high volume of data messages with minimal delay (latency). These networks are designed to support operations that require near real-time access to rapidly changing data.

What disorder does Michael Scofield have?

Michael has been clinically diagnosed with low latent inhibition, a condition in which his brain is more open to incoming stimuli in the surrounding environment. As a result of this condition, he is unable to block out periphery information and instead processes every aspect and detail of any given stimulus.

What mental disorder does Michael Scofield have?

What kind of engineer is Michael Scofield?

From the initial proposal, Scheuring then justified the character and story by making him a structural engineer who worked at the architecture firm that had access to the prison’s blueprints. The name was originally used in Roald Dahl’s collection of short stories, Someone like you, as Michael Scofield.

Why is Michael Scofield a genius?

Clinically diagnosed with low latent inhibition, Michael Scofield is unable to block out periphery information. He instead processes every aspect and detail of any given stimulus. This, combined with a high IQ, theoretically makes him a creative genius.

Why does Michael’s nose keep bleeding?

Michael tells his brother “It’s not a big deal.” and Lincoln replies “It was a big deal when you were thirteen…” It appears that Michael shared the condition with his mother; she during her childhood had frequent nosebleeds that stopped but resumed shortly before she died at the age of 31 of a brain aneurysm.