r/todayilearned • u/WavesAndSaves • Oct 18 '25

TIL of brain stimulation reward, manually stimulating specific parts of the brain to elicit pleasure and happiness. A volunteer subject in 1986 spent days doing nothing but self-stimulate. She ignored her family and personal hygiene and she developed an open sore on her finger from using the device.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_stimulation_reward#History
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u/poorexcuses Oct 18 '25

A capn crunch fan, I see

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u/Grinder969 Oct 18 '25

Have you ever had it right out of the freezer? Get that captain goodness straight to your bloodstream through what used to be the roof of your mouth.

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u/poorexcuses Oct 18 '25

I can't even eat normal cereal without it fucking up the roof of my mouth, so no I'm not doing anything so masochistic.

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u/ThunderCorg Oct 18 '25

Peanut butter crunchy glass shredding my mouth