in lieu of radio ...

a somewhat random collection of pages and thoughts started sept 16 2001. now that i'm not on the radio 6 hours every day, blogger allows all of us to harangue...

Tuesday, February 19, 2002

AHA! I knew it wasn't my concious "fault"! NYT has more about dopaine and rewards. ... they found that the brain systems that detect and evaluate such rewards generally operate outside of conscious awareness. In navigating the world and deciding what is rewarding, humans are closer to zombies than sentient beings much of the time. Link: Hijacking the Brain Circuits With a Nickel Slot Machine (NYT. Free reg. req.)

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