Dopamine isn't a pleasure molecule. It's a memory molecule. It's not what feels good, it's what won't EVER let you forget that something felt nice that one time. Without it, we'd forget to function.
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) August 18, 2020
Our will to live is based entirely on hormonal reminders to chase various highs.
Power is intoxicating & the human behavioral response to it is fucking bonkers. Brains love power. Power=controlled environment=improved survival chances. But the more we have, the more likely we\u2019ll abuse it, and the less likely anyone will tell us \u201cGo home, you\u2019re power drunk\u201d https://t.co/ArIYUsSgm5
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) August 25, 2020
Like the bush wiggle? Me too. It's b/c our reward ctrs connect to our motor circuits -> our brains love movement. Ours & other people's. Dance, fight scenes, gestures, we love that shit. We're programmed to enjoy the way this bush wiggles, which is why we're all being so weird https://t.co/JLPevEhRSa
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) September 6, 2020
There's debate abt whether or not empathy levels are tied to innate temprament/personality, but there's evidence that empathy is trainable and improves after exposure to new experience and adversities. Like, for example, your bf being petty and gifting you his dick for your bday https://t.co/TcKI6QmFs5
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) September 8, 2020
For no reason at all, here's a behavioral scientific review of hypocrisy
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) September 19, 2020
Definition of behavior: Hypocrites are people who violate standards that they publically enforce. There are a few types of hypocrite that have been individually studied.
It's not. The brain can reshape itself under adaptive stimulation (i.e. life), and we develop new neural pathways all the time. Unfortunately, a lot of those pathways are trash. https://t.co/9Cwd2qy1GB
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) October 12, 2020
The brain's temporal lobe pic.twitter.com/QgELV3jjyc
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) December 1, 2020
Sort of? Humans have undergone a whole endocranial restructuring over the last 10000 yrs. Both volume & cranium meas. are decreasing. Scientists aren't sure if it's b/c nutrient demands of big inefficient brains are untenable, or if we're selecting for it b/c small heads are cute
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) December 2, 2020
Twitter is a behavioral addiction & cocaine is a substance addiction. Substance addictions suck b/c they alter neurotransmitter-receptor interaction & change the brain's homeostatic set point. Behavior addictions suck b/c the brain is basically addicted to its own damn self \U0001f9f5 https://t.co/6U94R6JrJ1
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) December 3, 2020
Carrying ideas beyond exposure to new info is more characteristic of cognitive rigidity than socialization. It's a developmental entrenchment of neural pathways. The very practice of rigid thinking makes it that much harder for the brain to adapt mentally or psychosocially.
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) December 8, 2020
A lot of people see this lady\u2019s story and think \u201cmental illness\u201d. But her brain is likely standard issue and pulling some very typical neurochemical fuckshit. Because the human brain is a monster, and the process of romantic attraction is terrifying. I\u2019ll explain: https://t.co/HRwtN1LHvv
— Jonelle Capri (@JonelleCapri) December 22, 2020
\u201cMilitary history\u201d is only in decline if you\u2014like the author & experts in this obnoxious piece\u2014see the subject as a narrowly defined, white dude-oriented, guns & bayonets approach. The field is 1000% better off w/today\u2019s diversity of topics & historians. https://t.co/dUf3OWyVpQ
— Jonathan S. Jones (@_jonathansjones) February 1, 2021
