Posted by elanor roosevelt on January 7, 2007, at 21:39:20
In reply to Re: Leaden Paralysis, posted by tessellated on January 5, 2007, at 16:42:13
> no get up and go
> only reason to wonder
> watching as the world turns without you
> stuck pondering inponderables
> frozen in thought
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> rat translation:
> low scores on the "forced swim test"
> high scores on "learned helplessness"
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> i actually put amphetamines into rats during a study on amphetamines and maze learning, etc... and before the lab had motion detecting software, you would simply sit and count how many times the fuzzy white guys would run from side to side and that would qualify as "mobility". high number's = non leaden paralysis.
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> if you shock a rat no matter what it does to avoid the shock, it will just sit there and suffer...
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> i think drooling is a sign...in humansdrooling is rarely a good sign
poster:elanor roosevelt
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