The brain loves a pleasant surprise...

The brain likes to be pleasantly surprised--it triggers the pleasure centers. Something we probably knew, but here we have lent support to the hypothesis. (Full article link below)

Reminds me of something they did with rats. They attached a little electrode to the medial forebrain bundle of the rats(the pleasure center of the brain). The rats learned that they could push a bar to deliver a little "shock" to their MFB.

Would you believe it? Even starving rats would rather stimulate their MFB than eat. These poor little rats pushed that bar until their legs were tired--some would turn around and push the bar with their behinds. Some starved to death and died (even though food was available).

Facinated by these finding, researchers asked prison inmates to volunteer to have an electrode planted in their MFB. The convicts said it was incredible--like a thousand orgasms.

(Added note: Whenever we feel pleasure, it is usually acting on dopamine and the pleasure pathway.)

I like this stuff about the pleasure pathway...I think addictions (even healthy ones like "seriel entrepreneurship") ARE addicting because of our pleasure pathway.

Becky




Give your brain a surprise!

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> The brain likes to be pleasantly
> surprised--it triggers the pleasure centers.
> Something we probably knew, but here we have
> lent support to the hypothesis. (Full
> article link below)

> Reminds me of something they did with rats.
> They attached a little electrode to the
> medial forebrain bundle of the rats(the
> pleasure center of the brain). The rats
> learned that they could push a bar to
> deliver a little "shock" to their
> MFB.

> Would you believe it? Even starving rats
> would rather stimulate their MFB than eat.
> These poor little rats pushed that bar until
> their legs were tired--some would turn
> around and push the bar with their behinds.
> Some starved to death and died (even though
> food was available).

> Facinated by these finding, researchers
> asked prison inmates to volunteer to have an
> electrode planted in their MFB. The convicts
> said it was incredible--like a thousand
> orgasms.

> (Added note: Whenever we feel pleasure, it
> is usually acting on dopamine and the
> pleasure pathway.)

> I like this stuff about the pleasure
> pathway...I think addictions (even healthy
> ones like "seriel
> entrepreneurship") ARE addicting
> because of our pleasure pathway.

> Becky

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Hi!

With all the advances in internet appliances, is there such a thing as a type of ICQ, except that in addition to typing messages to another netizen, one could remotely operate an -ahem- vibrator for the other party? And vice versa? I guess this would be called IVU or something...

Just wondering.... Personally I love pleasure of all kinds, it's what makes life worth living.

Best,

- Boyd

Of course on the program I saw it discussed on, they described it as a way for couples living apart to "keep in touch."

One person had electodes all over her body, and her partner operated them by moving a mouse over a picture of a woman on his computer screen. Oddly enough, the picture wasn't his partner.

How weird.

Oops...getting off topic here. Sorry Dien. :)

Becky