Exilemaster1

Thank you very much! ^_^ I hope it was informative and easy to read. All criticism, as long as constructive, is always appreciated.

Recently, I was asked by my AP Bio teacher to do a report (not just myself, obviously, but the entire class) on something we felt passionately about and related directly to the human mind. I chose online gaming. In my research, I found out many things about online gaming addictions. The main cause I found was that of dopamine. This is a drug that is used for both cardiac and mental stimulation. In heart attack cases, small amounts of dopamine will calm and regulate an otherwise dangerously erratic heart. The main point of this post, however, is in relation to the mind. Dopamine is a chemical naturally produced by your brain. This chemical has been tied to one of two causes (they've yet to pin down exactly which one it is): Either pleasure (motivation to do something again), or desire (the want to do something again). While these two might seem similar, imagine eating a piece of your favorite food. The taste in your mouth when you eat the food is the pleasure. Then imagine, a few days later you see another serving of this food, the desire would trigger the memory of the taste which would make you want to eat it again. The difference is hard to understand, but it IS there. Now to the point. Dopamine is naturally produced by your brain and it is what motivates people to do things. Rats that had their dopamine levels drastically reduced seemed to no longer have the motivation to eat, though when force-fed, their brain scans showed the same enjoyment of the food. How does this relate to us? When playing an online game, the dopamine receptors in your brain become hyper-sensitive and the production of dopamine increases. This makes you enjoy the game at FAR greater levels than if you were simply doing something you needed to do (homework, dishes, etc.). To further back up my point, several anti-depressant medications are manufactured with dopamine. Depression deadens the receptors which recognize dopamine in the brain and decrease the production of it. Several studies are taking place, currently, on the effects of online gaming as an anti-depressant. I dont know quite where this belongs but I felt it might be something I could share with the community as I have seen several "why cant I quit" threads. Thank you for your time, -- Exile

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I prefered the old text tabs :lol: Because I use odd words to describe my stuff... and none of it fits into those categories :( Maybe a rightclick option that says change to text? Just a thought :)

:) Ive read this multiple times and everytime it seems to get better :)

This is EASILY the best suggestion currently out there... Great job. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Paralysis perhaps? Stun DOES stun for like 2 seconds on a small %-age tho. :lol:

3 things. 1: Lol to the guy who thought I meant a knot. 2: Thanks to the above guys :D 3: Bump. :thumbsup:

Quick, You might wanna add that You can resize in MS paint by going to the thing: Sketch/Skew and switching all the images to 90%! Works jsut fine :) *Pokes my sig*

Ok, thanks :D I dont mind criticism as long as its constructive. Thanks :D

:D :D :D Thanks Quick! Your a life saver. Sorry about the double post :P Didnt see until I just got back.

And so my thread dies... Lol :pray: Please dont let it

Lol easy was what I was goin for : Didnt wanna do something extremely hard and have it turn out like total garbage. Thanks for the compliment! You'll be seeing more of me, Or so I hope lol

Well that wasn't very nice :shock: I don't know what I did to deserve that... This is like my 1st time ever even opening MS Paint... Looks about the same as a normal screenie to me... minus the noob ownage 8-)

I should have just cut that inventory and pasted it on a photo I have of me pking :P But i wasnt thinking too clearly since its kinda 2:27 in the morning #-o

LMAO?! You dont see the wording?!

Also tell me if the link works because i see plenty of people having issues... I can see it though... and I know the white borders arent appealing... no clue how to fix it in Paint lol. Im did it in paint :P Edit: Just noticed a glitchy look to the ? It was my 1st try and I think I did ok... \

Tell me whatcha think :lol: [/img]

Can I have 10? Exilemaster1 The Exiled Shall Aways Conquer If That wont fit just the name would be fine :D

Can I have 10? Exilemaster1 The Exiled Shall Aways Conquer If That wont fit just the name would be fine :D