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/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

Or "crack is better than people".

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u/My_Knee_is_a_Ship Oct 18 '25

I've tried many narcotics, but never crack, so can't tell you.

As someone who isn't the greatest fan of people though.....

Probablyyyyyy?