arstechnica.com— Researchers find that people's response to a basic test of their sense of fairness can be manipulated by changing the level of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
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I wonder if SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) like Prozac and Zoloft would have the opposite effect, since they would make serotonin more available to post-synaptic neurons. I wonder if they said anything like that in the paper. I also wonder if the effect on the fairness decisions is merely a secondary consequence of the participants feeling less happy about life, since it is well known that serotonin plays an important role in modulating mood.
evodevo1Jun 9, 2008
I wonder if SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) like Prozac and Zoloft would have the opposite effect, since they would make serotonin more available to post-synaptic neurons. I wonder if they said anything like that in the paper. I also wonder if the effect on the fairness decisions is merely a secondary consequence of the participants feeling less happy about life, since it is well known that serotonin plays an important role in modulating mood.
benecereJun 10, 2008
Which isn't fair?
fearofsocietyJun 10, 2008
Yeah, ecstasy is awesome.
funkydude101Jun 11, 2008
I gotta get me a bottle of oxytocin
avizeJul 27, 2008
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Closed AccountAug 10, 2008
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