Category: Sociology
Understanding the Dopamine Reward System
Understanding the Dopamine Reward System Dopamine is an evolutionarily ancient neurotransmitter that is found in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Comparative studies show us that there are several links between dopamine and behavioral responses subjected to reward. There are 5...
Are Humans Hardwired to Be Cruel to Each other
Are Humans Hardwired to Be Cruel to Each Other? Are we really hardwired to hate one another? It’s a big question that a lot of people ask themselves but there seems to be a little catch in it. Who...
Components of Depression
Understanding Depression By Pete Casale, Origin https://scienceme.com/the-biology-of-depression.php There are a lot of terrible diseases out there. Elephant man disease, prion disease, dying of old age at 11 disease. But if you want the creme-de-la-creme of human misery, you can’t do better...
Stress response
Understanding Stress Response by Dr Robert Sapolsky, Mark Shwartz All vertebrates respond to stressful situations by releasing hormones, such as adrenalin and glucocorticoids, which instantaneously increase the animal’s heart rate and energy level. “The stress response is incredibly ancient evolutionarily,”...
Cultural Differences
Cultural differences: You look at people living in deserts and historically they are likely to come up with monotheistic religions. Look at people in rainforest and they come up with polytheistic religions. Look at people in east Asia, that live...