[ExI] Scientists have found a drug that makes people more compassionate

Adrian Tymes atymes at gmail.com
Fri Sep 25 05:21:55 UTC 2015


On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:15 AM, John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "The drug, called tolcapone, prolongs the effect of dopamine in the
> prefrontal cortex of the brain, a region involved in the regulation of
> complex thought and our emotions. And early tests suggest that it
> encourages people who take it to be more fair-minded when it comes to
> money."
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> http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-created-a-drug-that-makes-people-more-compassionate
>

Now let's see how many people howl in protest out of fear it might be used
on them.
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