Jun 27, 2018 08:43 PM
https://massivesci.com/articles/opioid-s...ning-rats/
EXCERPT: . . . This kind of scientific dedication has resulted in interesting discoveries, with implications for human behavior. For example, by observing rats, researchers at Cinvestav Sede Sur and Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente in Mexico recently discovered that opioids in the brain don't just make us feel good during sex – the pleasure we feel might actually be helping us learn.
Sex is innately rewarding. The behavior is associated with the activation of opioid receptors in "reward centers" of the brain. Activation of these centers is also a key component to the development of addiction. The process of addiction involves learning to associate some sort of external cue, like a particular environment, with a rewarding outcome, like a high. But this reward-driven process is not just involved in the development of addictive behaviors – it's also important for the development of both vocalizations and movements. So, strangely, opioids (the reward that makes us feel good) released during sex (the behavioral cue) are therefore well-suited to be involved in behavioral learning....
MORE: https://massivesci.com/articles/opioid-s...ning-rats/
EXCERPT: . . . This kind of scientific dedication has resulted in interesting discoveries, with implications for human behavior. For example, by observing rats, researchers at Cinvestav Sede Sur and Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente in Mexico recently discovered that opioids in the brain don't just make us feel good during sex – the pleasure we feel might actually be helping us learn.
Sex is innately rewarding. The behavior is associated with the activation of opioid receptors in "reward centers" of the brain. Activation of these centers is also a key component to the development of addiction. The process of addiction involves learning to associate some sort of external cue, like a particular environment, with a rewarding outcome, like a high. But this reward-driven process is not just involved in the development of addictive behaviors – it's also important for the development of both vocalizations and movements. So, strangely, opioids (the reward that makes us feel good) released during sex (the behavioral cue) are therefore well-suited to be involved in behavioral learning....
MORE: https://massivesci.com/articles/opioid-s...ning-rats/