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Hyperneuroplasticity and Pluralism: A Neurodevelopmental Account of Epistemic Multiplicity
Seen alongside hyperneuroplastic process characteristics, pluralism is not a political affectation or philosophical indulgence. It is an epistemic orientation that remains viable under conditions of complexity, dense integration, and high stakes for error. In such contexts, anything less than pluralism risks information loss, premature closure, or epistemic distortion.

Dr. Patty Gently
Jan 178 min read


Somatics, Neurology, and the Hyperneuroplastic Experience
Hyperneuroplastic body–brain systems behave much like nonlinear dynamic systems, as described in complex systems neuroscience, where neural network dynamics organize around shifting attractor states rather than fixed points of equilibrium. Small changes can produce large effects. Patterns emerge quickly. Stability is achieved through ongoing adjustment rather than rigidity.

Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 28, 20254 min read


Entangled Autopoiesis Meets HNP: Why “Therapy” Works as a System
the goal is to co-create conditions where the system’s own intelligence can reorganize into new forms of stability and meaning

Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 4, 20258 min read


Paraneoplastic Disorders as an Edge Case for Hyperneuroplastic Systems
A striking medical parallel that illustrates this duality at an extreme of HNP is found in paraneoplastic disorders. I am actively collecting data on possible correlations between HNP neurodivergence and paraneoplastic disorders, an exploratory effort that remains preliminary but helps inform why I am attentive to this edge case.

Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Neuroplasticity and Hyperplasticity vs. Hyperneuroplasticity
...HNP provides a useful umbrella for grouping certain forms of neurodivergence. Profiles such as autism, ADHD, giftedness, and trauma-shaped neurodivergence often share systemic hyperresponsiveness: accelerated learning, fluid identity shifts, sensory amplification, and greater susceptibility to both brilliance and destabilization. Seen through the lens of hyperneuroplasticity, these are all variations of a shared underlying orientation toward intensified plastic responsiven

Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 13, 20252 min read


The Hyperneuroplastic Octopus: Master of Neural Adaptation
For humans navigating giftedness, neurodivergence, or trauma recovery, the octopus serves as both metaphor and scientific model. It reminds us of our capacity for deep, systemic change and calls us to radically accept a fluidity that can be both barrier and brilliance.

Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 11, 20258 min read


Hyperneuroplasticity in Action: DecodeME as Case Study
The DecodeME study marks a turning point. It acts as a compass pointing us to a terrain where ME/CFS is genetic, biological, and systemic, rather than irrational or hyperbolic. Hyperneuroplasticity tells us that this terrain is shared with those navigating MCAS, EDS, autism, ADHD, trauma, giftedness, and beyond.

Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 28, 20258 min read


The Shared Terrain of Hyperneuroplasticity, the Blood-Brain Barrier, and Functional Neurological Disorder (HNP, BBB, EDS, MCAS, POTS, and FND? WTF!!??)
Taken together, hyperneuroplasticity, the blood–brain barrier, EDS, MCAS, dysautonomia, and FND form a constellation of overlapping expressions of a body and brain that are open, sensitive, and dynamic. This reframing points toward interventions that aim to stabilize barriers, modulate immune activity, regulate autonomic flow, and most importantly, harness hyperneuroplasticity constructively through learning, creativity, and self-directed adaptation.

Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 27, 20259 min read
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