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I can't choose an EPQ topic

So I have 71 very rough ideas for what I could talk about, would it be wild to ask u guys for ur favourites?
1. How THC exacerbates psychosis

2. Using ketamine in treatment-resistant depression

3. Neuroprotective VS. Neurotoxic effects of caffeine - where should the line be drawn?

4. Social acceptance to different drugs

5. How drugs hijack the brain's reward system

6. How chronic cannabis use alters the brain's default mode network

7. Using MDMA to treat PTSD

8. Can antiepileptic drugs be used to treat mood disorders

9. Can SSRI's stimulate new neuron growth in the hippocampus

10. The thought behind a right-wing's eyes; an analysis

11. How the youth's obsession with loyalty reflects military values

12. Learned helplessness in domestic abuse victims

13. The effects of early childhood trauma on brain development

14. The apathetic epidemic: anonymity and its relationship with empathy

15. Virtual reality & neural applications: How the brain adapts to artificial environments

16. Do brain-enhancing drugs have the same principle as CRISPR technology

17. The impact of chronic stress on hippocampal function

18. Dopamine dysfunction & schizophrenia

19. The neurobiology of ASD: exploring differences in brain functions

20. The significance of rebellion

21. Role of the prefrontal cortex in deception & manipulation

22. Neurotechnology & privacy

23. What goes on in a paedophile's mind: is the death penalty morally justifiable?

24. False memories & their impact on eyewitness testimonies

25. The insanity defence

26. How is competency evaluated?

27. The abused become the abusers

28. Medication VS. Therapy

29. The neural basis of consciousness & the validity of abortion

30. Alcohol vs cannabis

31. Is alexithymia real? (emotionlessness)

32. Do people with BPD/Bipolar disorder earn the right to selfishness

33. Ozempic's rise in popularity

34. Exploring mutual abuse; is it real?

35. Should euthanisation be easily accessible?

36. Anonymity on secure messaging cites/apps: is it an enabler for illegal behaviours

37. Rehabilitation VS. Punishment

38. Stockholm syndrome

39. 'Order of crime' (e.g. Should a rapist receive more time than a murderer?)

40. Is media depiction of people with ASPD accurate

41. white-collar crime vs street crime

42. The 13/50 argument - does it hold any validity

43. Mass shootings caused by teenagers

44. How the COVID-10 pandemic affected feminism

45. The relationship between mankind & pornography

46. Sex work is exploitative - women are being gaslight by consumers

47. Sexism in birth control

48. Feminism & A.I. - Build your own girlfriend

49. TERFism VS. Intersectional feminism

50. Is feminism no longer about women, or was it never about women

51. Body positivity VS. Body neutrality; which has the better impact?

52. Feminism & the prison industrial complex

53. Sex trafficking

54. Ethics of capital punishment

55. Incels, violence & public safety

56. Incels & the American legal system: free speech VS. Hate speech

57. Save Europe; a movement fuelled by hypocrisy

58. The appeal of incel culture

59. Gender & masculinity

60. The role of online communities & radicalisation

61. Intersection of incels & the alt-right

62. "The male loneliness epidemic" - entitlement or justified?

63. Hypergamy & sexual entitlement

64. Are you a good person if the only reason you're good is the Bible

65. Religion - is it hypocritical or is that trait only in its followers

66. The mockery of Islam

67. Why religion is dying

68. The comfort of God

69. What kind of people are more likely to turn to religion

70. The God complex

71. Are psychological disorders all inherently bad?

Reply 1

Sorry you've not had any responses about this. :frown: Are you sure you've posted in the right place? :smile: Here's a link to our subject forum which should help get you more responses if you post there. :redface:

Reply 2

hihi!!!

iii really like 3, 9, 15, 44, 50, and 57 :woo:

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