Bullying Affects Social Status? 392
An anonymous reader wrote to mention a ScienceDaily article about the social status effects of bullying on mice and men. From the article: "The results reveal neural mechanisms by which social learning is shaped by psychosocial experience and how antidepressants act in this particular brain circuit. They also suggest new strategies for treating mood disorders such as depression, social phobia and post-traumatic stress disorder, in which social withdrawal is a prominent symptom ... He and his colleagues also discovered that social defeat triggered an upheaval in gene expression in the target area of the circuit, the nucleus accumbens, located deep in the front part of the brain -- 309 genes increased in expression while 17 decreased."
news for nerds (Score:5, Funny)
Mod Aticle: -1 Obvious (Score:4, Funny)
I think this crowd knows very well the effects of bullying.
They get even later in life (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Good way to get your ass kicked (Score:1, Funny)
Re:False premise (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Good way to get your ass kicked (Score:2, Funny)
Re:and computer habits (Score:3, Funny)
No, we use Linux for the same reason a dog licks his balls: because we can. If we were the submissives, we'd be afraid of learning anything new and just stick to the environment we're accustomed to, regardless of the cost.
which means...? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The cure for bullying? (Score:1, Funny)
Yes! I call upon us to form a Geekocracy! Jocks will tremble in fear as those with poor vision and awkward social skillz strut fearlessly down the hallways. They'll be forced into seclusion with their little clubs like "football" and "exctasy ravers".
Re:False premise (Score:5, Funny)
Or this one, from earlier:
Re:They studied the wrong mice... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:False premise (Score:2, Funny)
Re:False premise (Score:2, Funny)
Thank god someone finally put this into terms that everyone around here can understand!
Re:Bullying is effective - Basis for coping (Score:3, Funny)
You get shortlisted for intensive training in the war against the Buggers?
Re:Odd coincidence? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good way to get your ass kicked (Score:3, Funny)
An alternative to this chemical is a good combat handgun, an assault rifle with a grenade launcher, and body armor - and of course the training to use them. And if they don't work, a sniper rifle, an IED, or poison can also be made to work well.