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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

A study finds that acetaminophen (Tylenol) reduces positive empathy by reducing activation in brain areas thought to be related to emotional awareness and motivation.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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A study finds that acetaminophen (Tylenol) reduces positive empathy by reducing activation in brain areas thought to be related to emotional awareness and motivation.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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A Social Analgesic? Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Reduces Positive Empathy
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Acetaminophen – a potent physical painkiller that also reduces empathy for other people’s suffering – blunts physical and social pain by reducing activation in brain areas (i.e. anterior insula and anterior cingulate) thought to ...
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    Is that maybe why there been an uptick of bad people in the last couple of decades.

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      Acetaminophen doesn’t exactly have a long lasting effect. And this is 1/4 of the maximum recommended daily dose administered at once. I think if people were regularly taking enough tylenol that it has a mass societal effect we’d be seeing a lot more liver failures.

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        about that https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10319370/

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      Nar, probably the material systems rewarding such behaviors

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        On the other hand, people may be more willing to allow material systems to decay because they’re becoming less empathetic.

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