Octopus on ecstasy
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Apparently the hug drug works on those with tentacles as well......
After taking ecstasy, antisocial octopuses get close and do ‘water ballet,’ study finds
If you’ve ever wondered what an octopus on ecstasy would act like, today is your lucky day.
That’s because a just-released study published in the journal Current Biology examined how the critters would react to a dose of the drug, often referred to as MDMA and molly. Researchers say they discovered that octopuses on the drug react quite like humans, even though we are separated by more than 500 million years of evolution and have different brain structures.
Gül Dölen, a lead author on the study, explained the significance of those findings, according to Gizmodo.
“An octopus doesn’t have a cortex, and doesn’t have a reward circuit,” Dölen told Gizmodo. “And yet it’s able to respond to MDMA and produce the same effects, in an animal with a totally different brain organization.”
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article218733035....
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The stuff even works on
The stuff even works on Republicans
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I read an article about this
I read an article about this the other day and thought it was definitely one of the lamest things I've read in a while. The researchers didn't seem to have any clear hypothesis they were testing other than "Woah man, I wonder if octopuses can get high?", or at least, that was my impression. Second, there's no real concrete evidence that the drug did affect them. Sure, some of them seem to have been more social than usual, and some of them seem to have been doing "water-ballet", but those are totally unmeasurable criteria with such a small sample. And supposing they find out that the octopuses are affected by the drug despite not having the same nervous system as us: where do you go with that? What's the next line of study then, and why? And more importantly, who the hell is financing this???
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"The stuff even works on
"The stuff even works on Republicans"
Lol
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where do they get mdma and
where do they get mdma and octopie/pusses?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Oaksterdam Dan
That’s because a just
they named it Molly
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Oaksterdam Dan
That’s because a just
That’s because a just-released study published in the journal Current Biology examined how the
crittersrepublicans would react to a dose of the drug, often referred to as MDMA and molly. Researchers say they discovered thatoctopusesrepublicans on the drug react quite like humans, even though they are separated by more than 500 million years of evolution and have different brain structures.Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Imagine
Hi, Jav. I agree with you
Hi, Jav. I agree with you about the research parameters.
But, I am excited about the possibility that consciousness is not only brain. I think you get it.
Sorry, I must run. Good to see you.
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I do get it, Floops, and
I do get it, Floops, and stated that way it sounds more interesting. I'm not sure the researchers were aiming at that, but I can dig that angle, for sure. :)
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"The stuff even works on
"The stuff even works on Republicans"
Maybe they should try it on people who think it's appropriate to attack a family out for dinner (or sitting in a Senate hearing for that matter) because they have opposing political views.
"they named it Molly"
Now THAT's funny.
"I am excited about the possibility that consciousness is not only brain."
The brain is simply the transducer.
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When your a political piece
When your a political piece of shit it comes with the territory.
Thom don't you think most politicians deserve this treatment for the way they sell out the public for the corporate donor class?
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Sweater vest
Sweater vest
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Octopus Ecstasy would be a
Octopus Ecstasy would be a great band name
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Thom
Thom
grab ur sweater vest
thom
Grab
the
octo
pussy
I wonder who does more Oxycotton:Republicans or Democrats
take a dump on trump
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"We believe survivors" is an
"We believe survivors" is an attack?
Poor Thom
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#horriblejambandsthatprobably
#horriblejambandsthatprobablyexist
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<<<<Maybe they should try it
<<<<Maybe they should try it on people who think it's appropriate to attack a family out for dinner (or sitting in a Senate hearing for that matter) because they have opposing political views
Lol, attack?!
You're pretty squishy on the First Amendment today.
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DUMP SAYS #MeToo Movement is
DUMP SAYS #MeToo Movement is very dangerous and unfairly threatens an entire class of powerful men
but not men with class. LOL