Monday, October 15, 2012

Word of the Day

"anhedonia" 
[an-hee-doh-nee-uh]

the inability to feel pleasure.


interesting, huh?
i found this word in a scientific journal article.  
...it was used to describe rats going through withdrawal from amphetamine.

{if you're interested, here's the reference to the article:}
Barr, A. M., & Phillips, A. G. (1999). Withdrawal following repeated exposure to d-amphetamine decreases responding for a sucrose solution as measured by a progressive ratio schedule of reinforcement. Psychopharmacology (Berlin), 141, 99–106. doi:10.1007/s002130050812


peace out.

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