Saturday, November 7, 2009

Sometimes you're the mad scientist, Sometimes you're the guinea pig!

So, I had the pleasure of being a guinea pig for my Sensation and Perception Professor. Our class was given the option of course credit for strapping on an EEG and doing some tests to see if the color blue is tied in to the release and transmission of dopamine in the brain. This is influential because addicts do not have good levels of dopamine in their system. This could potentially be used as a means to discover if someone is hooked on drugs or suffers from any type of addiction. Neuroscience is so cool!!

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