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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

As stated in the other post, this article mischaracterizes the findings. No one thought dopamine flooded the brain. This finding is important because it's the first time we've been able to visually see the behavior we thought was happening.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow so really using certain medications to flood the brain is like using a bazooka vs how dopamine is meant to be more precisely distributed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We don't have many legitimate medications that would do what you're saying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly! People will look back at us akin to how we look at people who were given cocaine for a sore throat years ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Please share with the class what medication you're vaguely alluding to

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably amphetamines, people love to shit on amphetamines when it comes to their use in treatment of ADHD. Most of that criticism comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of both chemistry and biology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Agreed. It's eugenics when you hammer down into it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hell, mine hasn't worked like it's "supposed to" for, like, ever, AFAIK. So, eh. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

The only thing surprising here is that people thought it worked any other way to begin with. Given that it's a reinforcement mechanism then it makes sense that it would be both spatially and temporally discrete.