On: A warning about 'model welfare'

[pixl97]

Hell, in biology alive is a hell of a topic these days. The grey space between dead and alive is much weirder than we ever expected. Really just points out how we're a persistent chemical reaction.

[mitxela → pixl97]

Someone told me yesterday there's one specific protein in your brain that modulates craving.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSB

The amount of time after experiencing a rewarding stimulus that you want more of it is how long this protein takes to decay.

Or so we currently think. I think this is pretty new science.