Debbi wrote: > I've had friends who report that they are "addicted" > to running or cycling or some other fairly intense > exercise; this mouse study found that certain mice do > show activation in regions of the brain affected by > cocaine or nicotine, only their stimulus is running. > And I think that 6 _miles_ a day is pretty darned > impressive for such a little crittur! [snip] > The specially bred mice had extremely high levels of > brain activity in certain regions -- the same regions > that become activated when rats can't get their daily > fix of cocaine, morphine, alcohol, or nicotine, Rhodes > explains..."
I thought running addiction or wheel addiction was well documented in hamsters. It was one of the first things our vet warned us about when we first got our first hamster last year. Or maybe it was just something that has been anecdotally known by vets but never tested... Reggie Bautista Very Interesting Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
