> Anders Sandberg wrote:
>
> > > If I recall my psychology classes, rats will stimulate their
> > > pleasure centers, forgetting to eat or drink. I wonder if humans
> > > will do the same thing?
> >
> > Apparently not, in the cases it has been done (as a treatment for
> > cancer pain) they have been able to stop. Actually, many rats also
> > take pauses from brain stimulation to eat and drink when they are
> > hungry/thirsty enough.
>
> Before I go out and buy a cranial drill, is there any reason why I
shouldn't
> do this to myself?
>
> BM
>
You're not qualified to perform cranial sugery on yourself? :-)