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The Biochemistry of Searching the Internet
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Slate is running a story about how searching the internet and keeping up with events through instant communication can fulfill biochemical needs within our brains . Research has shown that anticipation and simply "wanting" can stimulate dopamine production in the brain, and an internet full of answers plays right into that. Quoting: "For humans, this desire to search is not just about fulfilling our physical needs. Panksepp says that humans can get just as excited about abstract rewards as tangible ones. He says that when we get thrilled about the world of ideas, about ...

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http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/16/1549211/The-Biochemistry-of-Searching-the-Internet?from=rss

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    • gregory lent gregory lent
      3 months ago


      it is more than dopamine, that is just a side effect .. the subtle body is far more connected to existence than the physical and this flow of information and connection is far more like reality than the discrete inputs of the physical plane ....

      excuse the metaphysical language, english, and the western mind, does not have very good concepts around these things ... it will come .. the internet is forcing it ...
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