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Celebrating International Men’s Day
Misandry, the hatred of men, is invisible by manifested as a lesser value placed on the lives and interests of men compared to women.
Hermes Solenzol
21 hours ago5 min read


Dopamine D2 Receptor Downregulation Is the Hallmark of Addiction (Dopamine 4)
Dopamine D1 receptors mediate desire. The D2 receptors mediate self-control. Addictive drugs downregulate the D2 receptors, inducing the craving and impulsivity of addiction.
Hermes Solenzol
6 days ago11 min read


Can dopamine be depleted from its synapses? (Dopamine 3)
The dopamine depletion that decreases mental energy can mean different alterations of the synaptic mechanisms that synthesize, store, release and eliminate dopamine.
Hermes Solenzol
Nov 69 min read


Pleasure Electrodes in the Brain (Dopamine 2)
Electrodes implanted in the reward pathway do not produce pleasure but craving.
Hermes Solenzol
Oct 107 min read


Does Sex Deplete Our Mental Energy? (Dopamine 1)
The idea of mental energy makes intuitive sense and is present in mystical traditions. However, there is little evidence that pleasure and sex decrease it.
Hermes Solenzol
Oct 38 min read


How to make a masochist rat
Pairing a painful stimulus with activation of the amygdala train rats to want the painful stimulus, possibly explaining why masochists desire pain.
Hermes Solenzol
Sep 82 min read


Debunking the Dopamine Myths
Professor Hermes Solenzol was interviewed in the Nicolas Procel Podcast about the dopamine myth prevailing in today’s culture.
Hermes Solenzol
Sep 52 min read


Is It True That Most Men Don’t Like Eating Pussy?
Scientific surveys show that most men like giving oral sex.
Hermes Solenzol
Jun 712 min read


In Defense of Adultery
Adultery can be excused when coercive monogamy leads to sexual deprivation.
Hermes Solenzol
Jan 295 min read


Is This the End of NATO?
Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal may result in the dissolution of NATO and the creation of an European Army.
Hermes Solenzol
Jan 289 min read


Cultivating Flow
Flow requires committing to a task with unbendable intention, abandoning the comfort zone and plugging power drains.
Hermes Solenzol
Jan 2512 min read


Types of Ego
Ego types include survival, daring, caring, self-controlling, possessive, grandiose, wounded, victim and spiritual.
Hermes Solenzol
Jan 510 min read


What Happens in a Dominance/Submission Relationship?
Dominance-submission has the elements of obedience, surrender, service, discipline, demeanor, punishment and mind-fucking.
Hermes Solenzol
Dec 26, 202411 min read


Figging — the Kink of Putting Ginger Up Your Butt
Figging is inserting ginger in the anus or the vagina to produce a burning erotic sensation
Hermes Solenzol
Nov 30, 20248 min read


How the Rich Stole the Left
The Left has always been about decreasing economic inequalities and protecting the poor, but the rich subverted into wokeness.
Hermes Solenzol
Nov 24, 202416 min read


Ego, Mindfulness and Flow
Mindfulness and flow are different states of consciousness, but they both diminish the ego, decreasing craving and suffering.
Hermes Solenzol
Nov 18, 20246 min read


Craving is Caused by the Ego
The craving that causes suffering is not due to seeking pleasure, but by the demands of the ego.
Hermes Solenzol
Sep 1, 202411 min read


The Different Minds of Men and Women
Masculinity and femininity are based on sexual differences mediated by the effect of sex hormones on the brain.
Hermes Solenzol
Aug 5, 202412 min read


No Blaming, No Wishing, No Hoping
Blaming, wishing and hoping take us out of flow by diverting our attention to what the external world can do for us
Hermes Solenzol
Jul 13, 20249 min read


You Are Your Unconscious
Realizing that the unconscious is part of ourselves increases our creativity, intuition, flow and inner peace.
Hermes Solenzol
Jul 2, 202413 min read
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