Religions > Atheism > After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves.
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After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
We're lazy by design!
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3557310.stm
Monkeys test 'hardworking gene'
By Richard Black
BBC science correspondent
The monkeys were back to normal after 10 weeks of treatment
Scientists in the United States have found a way of turning lazy monkeys
into workaholics using gene therapy.
Usually monkeys work hard only when they know a reward is coming, but the
animals given this treatment did their best all the time.
Monkeys are rather like people in their approach to work - at least, those
who live in a laboratory and learn to press levers for rewards of food and
water.
They concentrate on their task only when the moment of delivery approaches.
Monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate
Dr Barry Richmond
US National Institute of Mental Health
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health near Washington DC,
led by Dr Barry Richmond, have now developed a genetic treatment which
changes their work ethic markedly.
"Normal monkeys and people procrastinate - tend not to work very well when
they have a lot of time to get the job done, and work better when the reward
is nearer in time," Dr Richmond says.
"The monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate."
The treatment consists of blocking an important brain chemical - dopamine.
After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their
usual unmotivated selves.
Dr Richmond believes treatments based on this concept could one day benefit
people with conditions like depression, where motivation has largely
disappeared from their lives.
But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands of
our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
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| User: "ur_droll" |
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| Title: Re: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
14 Aug 2004 07:17:12 PM |
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"Mel" <mel@atj.faq.com> wrote in message
news:csioh0tjmf67ia9vqfq0jldg9qhkp6i8ro@4ax.com...
: We're lazy by design!
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: ***
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: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3557310.stm
:
: Monkeys test 'hardworking gene'
:
: By Richard Black
: BBC science correspondent
:
: The monkeys were back to normal after 10 weeks of treatment
: Scientists in the United States have found a way of turning lazy monkeys
: into workaholics using gene therapy.
: Usually monkeys work hard only when they know a reward is coming, but the
: animals given this treatment did their best all the time.
:
: Monkeys are rather like people in their approach to work - at least, those
: who live in a laboratory and learn to press levers for rewards of food and
: water.
:
: They concentrate on their task only when the moment of delivery
approaches.
:
: Monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate
:
: Dr Barry Richmond
: US National Institute of Mental Health
: Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health near Washington DC,
: led by Dr Barry Richmond, have now developed a genetic treatment which
: changes their work ethic markedly.
:
: "Normal monkeys and people procrastinate - tend not to work very well when
: they have a lot of time to get the job done, and work better when the
reward
: is nearer in time," Dr Richmond says.
:
: "The monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate."
:
: The treatment consists of blocking an important brain chemical - dopamine.
:
: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their
: usual unmotivated selves.
:
: Dr Richmond believes treatments based on this concept could one day
benefit
: people with conditions like depression, where motivation has largely
: disappeared from their lives.
:
: But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands
of
: our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
:
Is there any reference to which breed of jiggaboo the tests were carried out
on?
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| User: "G_Town_Thug" |
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| Title: Re: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
16 Aug 2004 02:19:38 PM |
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"ur_droll" <who.gives@*****.co> wrote in message
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"Mel" <mel@atj.faq.com> wrote in message
news:csioh0tjmf67ia9vqfq0jldg9qhkp6i8ro@4ax.com...
: We're lazy by design!
:
: ***
:
: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3557310.stm
:
: Monkeys test 'hardworking gene'
:
: By Richard Black
: BBC science correspondent
:
: The monkeys were back to normal after 10 weeks of treatment
: Scientists in the United States have found a way of turning lazy monkeys
: into workaholics using gene therapy.
: Usually monkeys work hard only when they know a reward is coming, but
the
: animals given this treatment did their best all the time.
:
: Monkeys are rather like people in their approach to work - at least,
those
: who live in a laboratory and learn to press levers for rewards of food
and
: water.
:
: They concentrate on their task only when the moment of delivery
approaches.
:
: Monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate
:
: Dr Barry Richmond
: US National Institute of Mental Health
: Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health near Washington
DC,
: led by Dr Barry Richmond, have now developed a genetic treatment which
: changes their work ethic markedly.
:
: "Normal monkeys and people procrastinate - tend not to work very well
when
: they have a lot of time to get the job done, and work better when the
reward
: is nearer in time," Dr Richmond says.
:
: "The monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate."
:
: The treatment consists of blocking an important brain chemical -
dopamine.
:
: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their
: usual unmotivated selves.
:
: Dr Richmond believes treatments based on this concept could one day
benefit
: people with conditions like depression, where motivation has largely
: disappeared from their lives.
:
: But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands
of
: our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
:
Is there any reference to which breed of jiggaboo the tests were carried
out
on?
Probly the ones that could find their work boots......
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| User: "Uv" |
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| Title: Re: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
14 Aug 2004 11:52:25 AM |
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"Mel" <mel@atj.faq.com> wrote in message
news:csioh0tjmf67ia9vqfq0jldg9qhkp6i8ro@4ax.com...
We're lazy by design!
***
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3557310.stm
Monkeys test 'hardworking gene'
By Richard Black
BBC science correspondent
The monkeys were back to normal after 10 weeks of treatment
Scientists in the United States have found a way of turning lazy monkeys
into workaholics using gene therapy.
Usually monkeys work hard only when they know a reward is coming, but the
animals given this treatment did their best all the time.
Monkeys are rather like people in their approach to work - at least, those
who live in a laboratory and learn to press levers for rewards of food and
water.
They concentrate on their task only when the moment of delivery
approaches.
Monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate
Dr Barry Richmond
US National Institute of Mental Health
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health near Washington DC,
led by Dr Barry Richmond, have now developed a genetic treatment which
changes their work ethic markedly.
"Normal monkeys and people procrastinate - tend not to work very well when
they have a lot of time to get the job done, and work better when the
reward
is nearer in time," Dr Richmond says.
"The monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate."
The treatment consists of blocking an important brain chemical - dopamine.
After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their
usual unmotivated selves.
Dr Richmond believes treatments based on this concept could one day
benefit
people with conditions like depression, where motivation has largely
disappeared from their lives.
But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands
of
our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
--
smash yer modem, reboot, kill yerself
Mel the Defiler
member, ATJ regs
webmaster of atjfaq.com
http://www.atjfaq.com/
http://www.marxists.org/archive/lafargue/1883/lazy/
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| User: "Zoogar, ruler of the Zerg" |
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| Title: Re: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
16 Aug 2004 03:54:58 PM |
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Uv wrote:
"Mel" <mel@atj.faq.com> wrote in message
We're lazy by design!
***
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3557310.stm
Monkeys test 'hardworking gene'
By Richard Black
BBC science correspondent
The monkeys were back to normal after 10 weeks of treatment
Scientists in the United States have found a way of turning lazy monkeys
into workaholics using gene therapy.
Usually monkeys work hard only when they know a reward is coming, but the
animals given this treatment did their best all the time.
Monkeys are rather like people in their approach to work - at least,
those who live in a laboratory and learn to press levers for rewards of
food and water.
They concentrate on their task only when the moment of delivery
approaches.
Monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate
Dr Barry Richmond
US National Institute of Mental Health
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health near Washington
DC, led by Dr Barry Richmond, have now developed a genetic treatment
which changes their work ethic markedly.
"Normal monkeys and people procrastinate - tend not to work very well
when they have a lot of time to get the job done, and work better when
the reward is nearer in time," Dr Richmond says.
"The monkeys under the influence of the treatment don't procrastinate."
The treatment consists of blocking an important brain chemical -
dopamine.
After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their
usual unmotivated selves.
Dr Richmond believes treatments based on this concept could one day
benefit people with conditions like depression, where motivation has
largely disappeared from their lives.
But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands
of our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
http://www.marxists.org/archive/lafargue/1883/lazy/
Marxists sure had some great ideas, but that's the difference between
dreaming up ***** and the real world. In the real world, laziness is
inefficiency, and inefficiency leads to a dead-end.
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| User: "W. Syme" |
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| Title: Re: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
14 Aug 2004 07:02:14 PM |
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:43:06 +0200, "Mel" <mel@atj.faq.com> wrote:
But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands of
our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
This is scary. I hope no dictatorship gets hold of this one.
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
W. Syme (pseudonym), European, non-native English speaker, "soft" atheist.
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| User: "W. Syme" |
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| Title: Re: After about 10 weeks it had worn off, and the monkeys were back to their usual unmotivated selves. |
14 Aug 2004 07:43:43 PM |
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:43:06 +0200, "Mel" <mel@atj.faq.com> wrote:
But for the rest of us, the day when such treatments fall into the hands of
our bosses may be one we would prefer to put off.
This is scary. I hope no dictatorship gets hold of this one.
--
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
W. Syme (pseudonym), European, non-native English speaker, "soft" atheist.
Email will not be read.
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