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Beauty May Impact Male Brain Like Food, Drugs
Bakersfield News 23 ^
Posted on 11/09/2001 7:15:41 AM PST by chance33_98
Researchers said that a man's reaction to seeing beautiful women is similar to a hungry man's when he eats -- or a drug addict's reaction when he gets a fix.
They said it's proof that feminine beauty affects the brain way past the parts that compose poetry -- and gets right to its basic functions.
SURVEYWhich is most euphoric?Looking at an attractive woman/manEating your favorite foodSipping your favorite beverageResults | Disclaimer The study was done by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. It's published in the journal Neuron.
The researchers measured the brain responses of a group of heterosexual males to pictures of men and women of varying attractiveness.
The pictures of beautiful women activated the same so-called "reward circuits" in the brain as food, pleasant tastes -- and cocaine.
The idea that men like looking at beautiful women is hardly shocking -- but researchers said evidence that beauty stimulates primal brain circuits has never been shown before.
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Ok folks, start uploading pics of beautiful women, I need my fix and we have slim pickings here at work :)
To: chance33_98
Well, this is one of those "no-brainers". Literally!
but researchers said evidence that beauty stimulates primal brain circuits has never been shown before. Maybe they weren't looking in the right place.
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posted on
11/09/2001 7:21:34 AM PST
by
techcor
To: techcor
Well, this is one of those "no-brainers". Literally! but researchers said evidence that beauty stimulates primal brain circuits has never been shown before.
Maybe they weren't looking in the right place.
Perhaps it's just a side effect of the blood leaving the brain...
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posted on
11/09/2001 7:24:56 AM PST
by
Dimensio
To: chance33_98
So THAT is why breast implants look better than they feel!
To: chance33_98
Now,
these are some beautiful ladies.
To: chance33_98
I'm adicted to love...
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posted on
11/09/2001 7:31:25 AM PST
by
Snardius
To: usual suspect
And it's also why porn is so dangerous. The stupid guy's addicted to his silicon stuffed, air-brushed beauties. And he looks at his wife, just a normal woman with some pretty features here and there, and is dissatisifed. It's such a wonderful thing to make love to a man who is fantasizing about his air-brushed babe. No, porn doesn't harm women. Yeah, right.
Sorry to rain on your parade, guys. Couldn't help but crash your party. LOL
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posted on
11/09/2001 7:37:33 AM PST
by
joathome
To: chance33_98
Researchers said that a man's reaction to seeing beautiful women is similar to a hungry man's when he eats -- or a drug addict's reaction when he gets a fix.No kiddin'?...BWAHAHAHA!!!...must be FRiday!
FMCDH
To: chance33_98
So does bass fishing. That ought to make women feel special.
To: chance33_98
NEWS FLASH: Reasearchers discover the obvious!
To: joathome
And he looks at his wife, just a normal woman with some pretty features here and there, and is dissatisifed.I know men like that...but not me!...Yeah, I look at women (not porn), and my wife, who is the most beautiful creature on earth in my eyes, doesn't mind at all...she KNOWS where the LOVE is...and this is not a IMHO...we both know!
FReegards,
FMCDH
To: chance33_98
I am amply rewarded.
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posted on
11/09/2001 7:48:04 AM PST
by
Wm Bach
To: chance33_98
Studies have shown that 6 month old babies preferred looking at pictures of attractive women over homely women.
To: martin_fierro
BADDA BING BADDA BANG BUMP!!!!
FMCDH
To: chance33_98; sirgawain; one_particular_harbour; ppaul; mrustow
The pictures of beautiful women activated the same so-called "reward circuits" in the brain as food, pleasant tastes -- and cocaine. What about fine wine?
How about some vintage Cheryl Ladd?
To: DainBramage
So does bass fishing.You got that right!!!!...Nothing like hooking a largemouth (no pun intended here) and playing it for awhile...There's times my wife DEMANDS I go fishing!...Bless her heart.
FMCDH
To: Victoria Delsoul
:-D
To: joathome
addicted to his silicon stuffed < pedant >
Silicon is a chemical element. In its pure state, it is the substrate for many electronic devices.
Silicone is any of a variety semi-organic chemical compounds containing silicon in their molecular structure, including the substance formerly used in breast implants.
< /pedant >
AB
To: Blood of Tyrants
Studies have also shown that the perception of beauty is largely based on the symmetry of the left and right sides of the face.
To: joathome
Couldn't help but crash your party. LOLCouldn't, or just didn't want to?
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