We are now continuing on Sci’s new found, somewhat relentless search into the relationship between eating disorders such as binge eating, bulimia, and anorexia, and reward systems that are usually associated with things like drug addiction. And today I found a human study that looks a little…interesting. For a lot of reasons. Let’s talk dopamine […]
You all may remember that Sci’s recent posts have focused on eating, overeating, and dopamine. Today, Sci continues this trend. Honestly, she couldn’t stop thinking about it. How is overeating like addiction? How is it different? And so she began to look up a bunch of papers on binge eating and dopamine. I was particularly […]
Sci would like to note that today’s entry is being written on the adorably tiny screen of her netbook, which is named Ruby. Everyone say hi to Ruby! Unfortunately, this is because her wireless on her normal computer suddenly decided that it was too good for her modem. Perhaps it’s an April Fool’s Day joke. […]
Sci picked this paper today partially because it was handed to her on a platter by the fantastic Dr. Pal, and partially because today she is SO HUNGRY. She’s had a TON of food already today, and is still entirely ravenous. Maybe it was looking at this paper too long. (Cereal break) Anyway. As I’m […]
Every so often this cocaine vaccine issue rears its head again. I saw it again just the other day. The problem is, of course, the tendency of the media (ain’t it always the media) to say something like “OMG THIS IS TEH CURE FOR EVERYTHING!” in response to one small study. And who knows, the […]
Suffice it to say that (X + Y+ Z) * (A*B)= This Where X = Sci Y = Cold Z = Migrain and A = cold medication B = Migraine medication This = Annnnnnd WHEEEEEEE!!!!!! And you know, that’s good. That’s good because Sci had to go and see THIS first thing in the morning. […]
It’s all about the music. Gill and Purves. “A biological rationale for musical scales” PLoS ONE, 2009 So you might think that music like this: (HOT STUFF. Go to 0:35 for the real hotness. It’s Victoria’s O Magnum Mysterium) or this: (Also some killer hot stuff, 3:50 has the real chills. The Lauridsen version) Don’t […]
As humans, we know how important social interactions are. Aside from the importance of immediate family members, we also like to socialize with new people, unrelated people, and generally just people. There are several other species which are also known to be very social, and I’m not talking about bees. In mammals, the size of […]
And now Sci can finally get down to writing the hefty post in the oxytocin series, what she likes to call the effects on the soft stuff. The emotions, memory, trust, that kind of thing. She didn’t know if she’d make it, for verily, this little grad student hath earned her ramen this day in […]
Sci will be honest. The migraine continues apace. But the oxytocin, it must be blogged. And the migraine medication, it makes Sci loopy! Given what I’ll be blogging today, that might not be a bad thing… I’ve already gone through some of the basics of oxytocin, and the famous effects that oxytocin has on females. […]