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You can read the study itself here at PNAS. The researchers found that sucrose triggers most of the stress dampening in the brain. Here's a quote for the technically inclined:
"Moreover, sucrose intake increases mRNA and protein expression in the BLA for numerous genes linked with functional and/or structural plasticity. Lastly, stress dampening by sucrose is persistent, which is consistent with long-term changes in neural activity after synaptic remodeling."Mm mmm! nothing gets me hot, bothered, and hungry like protein expression in the BLA!
LOL, you are funny, Derek :) Well, the study sounds kind of promising, but I've never noticed the effect to last as long as 7 days? Only if I repeat daily maybe lol
ReplyDeleteHa ha, you could give it a try I guess! (Maybe after a day or two the brain chemicals are too subtle to feel, but they're still doing work. Or maybe not, I can't be sure!)
ReplyDeleteYeah, maybe it still lingers a while after, but I'd rather just repeat daily :) You know, just to make sure haha
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