The Difference Between Sadism and Cruelty
Sadism is the consensual infliction of physical or emotional pain while cruelty is to make people suffer for an ulterior goal.
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Hermes Solenzol
Nov 2, 202313 min read
The Runner’s High—Endorphin Rush or Endocannabinoids?
The runner’s high is an example of endorphin rush, but it is unclear if it is caused by endorphins or endocannabinoids.
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Hermes Solenzol
Aug 24, 202320 min read
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, 202311 min read
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
Apr 21, 20234 min read
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 19, 20236 min read
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
Dec 6, 202214 min read
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, 202210 min read
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 13, 20225 min read
How to Achieve Sub Space
In BDSM, sub space is an altered state of consciousness mediated by adrenaline and endorphins.
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