Nute Gunray Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Study: Beauty Affects Male Brain By JAY LINDSAY .c The Associated Press BOSTON (Nov. 10) - Seeing a beautiful woman triggers a pleasure response in a man's brain similar to what a hungry person gets from eating or an addict gets from a fix, scientists say. Researchers said the study, published Wednesday in the journal Neuron, shows that feminine beauty affects a man's brain at a very primal level, not on some higher, more intellectual plane. "Beauty is working similar to a drug,'' said Dan Ariely of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, a co-author of the study. Researchers showed a group of heterosexual men in their mid-20s pictures of men and women of varying attractiveness, while measuring the brain's responses through computer imaging. The beautiful women were found to activate the same "reward circuits'' as food and cocaine do. The men had a negative reaction to pictures of good-looking males, suggesting they were threatened by them, study author Hans Breiter said. Breiter said evidence that beauty stimulates these primal brain circuits has never been shown. He said the findings counter arguments that beauty is nothing more than the product of society's values. "This is hard-core circuitry,'' Breiter said. "This is not a conditioned response.'' Scientists said the findings could have major implications for research into what motivates people. "We think of these things as a products of a very high level of thought,'' said John Mazziotta, director of the Brain Mapping Center at the University of California at Los Angeles, "and it may be very basic and fundamental.'' My question: they had to actually do a study to prove this? They could have just called me and saved a lot of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 You mean its the primal part of my brain that makes me oggle at girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Good find Nute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 So does this mean that girls=cocaine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 girls>cocaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 That depends on the characteristics of the girls, let us call the good characteristics "Z" and the bad ones "Y" So it's: Zgirls>cocaine>Ygirls <font size=1> [This message has been edited by Jem (edited November 11, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Speaking of shallow... http://www.winoscentral.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 No it means that I'm fat because I havnt got a gf and I havnt got a gf because I'm fat, the irony of it almost makes me laugh. ------------------ "Getting Drunk is great you should try it sometime" "I did once, I just cant remember if I enjoyed it or not" jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Beastie Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 It also, once again, proves that I'm not human. Or if I am, that my standards of "beauty" are seriously f'ed up. ------------------ "Don't f_ck with the Jedi Master, son." --Mark Hamill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Human standard of beauty have changed over the years, so that study isn't terribly accurate. I mean, back in the 1500's or so, a hot woman was considered to be plump and chubby. Eheh. Not like today's paragon of beauty, which is the polar opposite. So society does have something to do with it. The way you grow up and the values you learn while growing "program" you to think that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted November 12, 2001 Author Share Posted November 12, 2001 The study disproves what you just said. Altered standards of beauty are the result of mental conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 I love it when I'm the only guy at work. There's usually about 10-20 people there at any given time, so do the math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rune Haako Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 What a relief that this didn't turn out to be another "Nute b#tchfest." <font size=-2>yet</font> ------------------ "I hope our plan works, Master Robin." "Just puff out your chest and look virile, Alfred." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Nute, could you tell me where you originaly found this story? I'm gonna write a story on it for journalism class, and I want to make sure I've got all the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted November 12, 2001 Author Share Posted November 12, 2001 I found it on AOL's news thing. That's the entire article and there wasn't any sort of link to anything. It's an AP article, so their the original source I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 No wonder AOL is #1. [This message has been edited by JR2000Z (edited November 12, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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