Dopamine: Why Heroin Is Addictive but Porn Is Not
Porn is not addictive. It induces short increases of dopamine and not the sustained ones produced by cocaine and opioids.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Jul 21
- 11 min
The Uniqueness of Human Suffering
Unique characteristics of the human brain let us experience suffering as extending to the past and the future, and to others.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Jun 5
- 9 min
The Secret of Life
An inquiry into the nature of life, from Schrodinger insights to homeostasis, intracellular signals and life as information processing.
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Hermes Solenzol
- May 23
- 5 min
How to Get a Scientific Paper That Is Behind a Paywall
Companies that publish scientific papers exploit scientists and the taxpayer. Get free articles using PubMed, BioRxiv or Research Gate.
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Hermes Solenzol
- May 18
- 14 min
The Neuroscience of Vaginal Orgasms
Women with spinal cord transections experience vaginal orgasms with sensations carried by the vagus nerve.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Cannabis Neuroscience - A Mutation That Gets You High All Your Life
Mutations that increase the endocannabinoid anandamide decreased pain, but did not eliminate as completely as mutations in Nav1.7
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Hermes Solenzol
- Apr 20
- 6 min
Cannabis Neuroscience - Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web is a cannabis strain with high cannabidiol (CBD) used to treat children with epilepsy.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Apr 19
- 6 min
Cannabis Neuroscience - Cannabinoids and Endocannabinoids
The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-AG act as retrograde neurotransmitters in synaptic plasticity and memory formation, anxiety and pain.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Apr 18
- 4 min
Cannabis Neuroscience - Cannabinoid Receptors
THC, CBD and other cannabinoids found in marihuana act through CB1, CB2 and GPR55 receptors.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Mar 12
- 11 min
Neurons, Explained in Ten Minutes
Neurons process information as excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in dendrites that generate action potentials in the axon.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 25
- 10 min
An Easy Guide to Finding Scientific Papers to Cite in Your Writing
Science papers should be cited according to their type and quality. The best way to find them is PubMed.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 12
- 10 min
How to Be Intellectually Honest
Intellectual honesty is a commitment to examine the evidence, think rationally, tell the truth, and act according to the truth.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 11
- 11 min
Polyamory, Feminism and the Myth of the Noble Savage
A critical examination of the idea that prehistorical humans were egalitarians and polyamorous.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 4
- 8 min
We Are Stardust - Finding Meaning in the Universe
The Universe has meaning because it produced consciousness, intelligence and culture.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Jan 2
- 8 min
The Evidence for Free Will and How Denying It Devaluates Freedom
Denial of free will is based on religious or mystical ideas and can have dire consequences by making it ethical to control the mind.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 26, 2022
- 13 min
Transgenic Mice Are Radically Transforming Science
In transgenic mice, fluorescent reporter genes, optogenetics and DREADD are used to manipulate the function of cells.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 6, 2022
- 14 min
Pain Is Not Suffering
Pain is a sensation that is not always unpleasant, while suffering is a state of being based on emotions, values and meaning.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 1, 2022
- 10 min
Scientists Find the Areas of the Brain Involved in Masochism
Masochist pain activates brain areas involved in empathy, emotion and consciousness, but not in addiction.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Nov 26, 2022
- 4 min
Being Monogamous and Altruistic Is Driven by Oxytocin in the Brain
Oxytocin and vasopressin in the brain drive monogamy, altruistic punishment in the ultimatum game, and social bonding.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Oct 20, 2022
- 13 min
Not Just Intelligence - The Things That Make the Human Mind Unique
The mental qualities that make humans different from animals
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