From: Bryan Moss (bryan.moss@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Wed Aug 25 1999 - 09:23:40 MDT
Anders Sandberg wrote:
> > If I recall my psychology classes, rats will stimulate their
> > pleasure centers, forgetting to eat or drink. I wonder if humans
> > will do the same thing?
>
> Apparently not, in the cases it has been done (as a treatment for
> cancer pain) they have been able to stop. Actually, many rats also
> take pauses from brain stimulation to eat and drink when they are
> hungry/thirsty enough.
Before I go out and buy a cranial drill, is there any reason why I shouldn't
do this to myself?
BM
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