tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post1426491128839549534..comments2024-03-24T05:50:07.033-07:00Comments on Biologizing: Peter Houlihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-31232179157873534152018-02-23T06:55:59.667-08:002018-02-23T06:55:59.667-08:00I hear people use the word "dopamine" al...I hear people use the word "dopamine" all the time and I do recognize what it is, but I did not know it was responsible for so much. Who knew it was one of the leading causes of the development of language and cooperation between human individuals? Evidently dopamine has a large effect on our bodies, but too much of anything isn't good for you. It makes sense that dopamine can be blamed for addiction in others (read about this awhile back). <br />-Posted by Catherine Tsang (3)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-27386905991574615242018-02-23T06:55:54.768-08:002018-02-23T06:55:54.768-08:00I hear people use the word "dopamine" al...I hear people use the word "dopamine" all the time and I do recognize what it is, but I did not know it was responsible for so much. Who knew it was one of the leading causes of the development of language and cooperation between human individuals? Evidently dopamine has a large effect on our bodies, but too much of anything isn't good for you. It makes sense that dopamine can be blamed for addiction in others (read about this awhile back). <br />-Posted by Catherine Tsang (3)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-52293439539496753302018-02-15T16:39:31.449-08:002018-02-15T16:39:31.449-08:00Very interesting. This leads me to wonder where do...Very interesting. This leads me to wonder where dopamine is produced and released from. If dopamine plays such an important role in language development or cooperative behaviors then it would appear that tapping into this system of dopamine production could be beneficial for treating people with speech or behavioral problems. <br /><br />-Michael MagnantPeter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-4613925154450268872018-02-15T16:31:43.823-08:002018-02-15T16:31:43.823-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-3258656380588415172018-02-15T11:48:39.685-08:002018-02-15T11:48:39.685-08:00I never knew how big of a role dopamine plays in o...I never knew how big of a role dopamine plays in our system. I've learned from many previous classes, that dopamine is involved in the reward system, but that was the extent of my knowledge. If dopamine plays a large role in social abilities, then I wonder what would happen if dopamine levels increased in a species that is aggressive, or not sociable. I think it would be interesting to see what would happen if we took a group of animals and injected dopamine into them. For example, better fish would be an interesting model for this experiment, because they known to be aggressive and territorial. The article you found suggests that this group would better interact with each other, given an increase in dopamine.<br /><br />Posted by Angelina Weng (3)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.com