Where is sad?

[differenceblog]

Schneider et al. (2000) used functional Magnetic Resonance Images (fMRI) to look for a difference in brain activation during happiness and sadness in males and females. The happy and sad feelings were voluntarily induced by looking at pictures of actors with happy and sad faces. While both groups reported equal levels of subjective happiness and

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[poeticalpanther]

I can add, anecdotally, that besides an inability to spell anecdotally while typing it the first seven times, I've noticed a very, very obvious tendency to cry MUCH more often post-op. In fact, it's got a name: the Daily Weep. Seriously. It's true I occasionally now go a day without crying, but it's not often. And I am, as you know, Dan, rather a happy bunny in general.

[differenceblog]

It's worth mentioning that pre-testosterone, I would have to have a good wet sobbing cry at least once a week, just to blow off steam, and that I could do it pretty much on command, so I could get it out of the way.

Now I just have to wank to blow off steam, and in a lot of ways, it doesn't work as well.

[differenceblog]

interesting point made by chiaroscuroman over on 1discourse