Papers

Abstract: This paper explores the relationship between environmental fluctuations—including barometric pressure, temperature variability, and humidity—and symptom exacerbations in individuals with chronic illness.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Weather whiplash: How air pressure, temperature, and climate shifts affect chronic illness. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Review of medical applications of THC, including neuroprotection, analgesia, appetite stimulation, and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in medical treatment. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Overview of early signs of dementia, memory neuroscience, risk factors, diagnostic considerations, and lifestyle strategies associated with cognitive health.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). When memory slips: Understanding early dementia and Alzheimer’s. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Critique of overreliance on automated criteria and decontextualized checklists; emphasizes narrative history and context for complex diagnosis.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Why clinical context matters: The gold standard in medical diagnosis. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Examination of how trauma may influence gene expression via epigenetic pathways, with discussion of potential long-term implications for health.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Trauma-induced epigenetic modifications and gene expression. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Overview of the enteric nervous system and its relationships to mood, cognition, immunity, and systemic health.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2023). The brain-gut axis: A tale of two minds. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Review of structural and functional differences reported in HSAM, including memory and emotion-tagging networks.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2025). Neuroimaging findings in highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM). Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: A practical, humane roadmap for selecting, training, and validating medical alert service dogs, including safety metrics and public-access generalization.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2023). Step-by-step guide to training a medical alert service dog. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Examination of factors contributing to delayed autism recognition, including masking, phenotypic diversity, and systemic barriers, with practical pathways for support.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2025). Undiagnosed autism in adolescence and adulthood: Mechanisms, impacts, and paths to recognition. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Explains how beta-blockers affect heart rate, typical resting ranges during therapy, and symptom-based indicators for reassessment.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Resting heart rate on beta-blockers: Mechanism, expected ranges, and when to worry. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: A concise primer on immunoglobulin architecture, covering the basic structure of antibodies, their functional domains, and how they recognize antigens.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2025). Immunology: Fundamentals of antibody structure. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Explores the relationship between beverages and skin health, examining how different drinks beyond water can impact dermatological conditions and promote clearer skin.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2023). Drinkable dermatology — Clear skin sip-by-sip: Beyond water. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Examines the heterogeneity in chronic pain presentation, exploring neurological, psychological, and physiological variations among chronic pain patients.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Differences in chronic pain patients. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Comprehensive review of medical cannabis applications, therapeutic benefits, potential adverse effects, and the complex regulatory landscape surrounding its use.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2025). Medical marijuana: Therapeutic potential, risks, and regulatory considerations. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Examines the potential adverse effects of THC on cognition, mental health, and physiological systems, providing evidence-based analysis of risk factors.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). THC and the human body: Cognitive, psychological, and physiological risks. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Analyzes the risks of physical exertion in patients with connective tissue disorders, presenting evidence-based management strategies for safe activity engagement.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2024). Exertion and collagen disorders: Clinical risks and management strategies. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Critical examination of popular psychology trends versus evidence-based psychological science, addressing misconceptions and promoting scientific literacy.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2025). Virility and validity: Pop psychology vs. real psychology. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: Sleep supports memory stabilization and transformation through coordinated neurophysiological events spanning NREM and REM sleep. Lucid dreaming—a hybrid state combining REM dreaming with metacognitive awareness—offers a window into conscious experience during sleep. Hyperthymesia/HSAM highlights an autobiographical retrieval phenotype that is specialized rather than globally “better memory.” Subjective time dilation emerges from interactions among attention, arousal, neuromodulators, and the richness of encoding and reconstruction. This paper integrates systems consolidation, synaptic homeostasis, targeted memory reactivation, lucid dream neuroscience, HSAM evidence, and timing models into a unified framework linking sleep-memory processing to subjective time experience.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2026). Memory, sleep, lucid dreaming, hyperthymesia, and subjective time dilation: A comprehensive integrative research paper. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.

Abstract: A critical integrative analysis arguing that most effects attributed to “manifestation” are better explained by expectancy, self-efficacy, selective attention, mental imagery, and predictive cognition than by metaphysical causation. The paper traces how real cognitive mechanisms—misclassified as supernatural—produce genuine behavioral and perceptual changes, while also flagging the ethical costs of manifestation ideology when applied to misfortune.

APA: Gwyn, B. R. (2026). Manifestation as misattributed behavioral psychology. Self-published via baileygwyn.xyz.