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Oxytocin Regulates Sociosexual Behavior In Female Mice
Chipmunk100 writes In a research article in the journal Cell scientists report that there is a subset of neurons that are vital in social interest of female mice for males during estrus, the sexually receptive phase of their cycle. They say that these neurons are responsive to oxytocin. The level of oxytocin rise when we hug or kiss a loved one. The BBC has an article on the findings as well, and reports that
Without [oxytocin], female mice were no more attracted to a mate than to a block of Lego ... [The affected] neurons are situated in the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain important for personality, learning and social behaviour.
Both when the hormone was withheld and when the cells were silenced, the females lost interest in mating during oestrous, which is when female mice are sexually active.
This 'study' is invalid on its face because Free Will. It simply must not be possible that behavior is driven by causal, physical, mechanisms because that would be philosophically inconvenient. Therefore, it must be false.
It does if the attention is unwanted and intimidating. People of both genders have a right to not be ogled.
Anyone should be able to do what they want and be free from unwanted attention. Yes, she can move. Should she have to? No. Her choice. Making the choice to stay where she is does not mean she's agreeing to be stared at, it just means that you should fucking control yourself.
She should leave because someone is staring at her? Really? Do you not see how that's unfair? Reverse the gender roles; if a man is being stared at in an unwanted way, he should leave? She's paid her dues to the gym, she should be able to use the gym without being stared at.
Oh, I see. The line is drawn when you get rapey. You can be a pig all you want, so long as you don't get rapey.
No, she is not the problem. She has the right to not be stared at. If you can't be an adult and keep your eyes to yourself, YOU are the problem. You can move. She shouldn't have to. Like I said above, the fact that she stays where she is does not mean she's OK with being stared at.
Yes, it does. You can be offensive to someone without thinking you are doing so. Intent does not matter. If someone tells you you are being offensive, your first reaction should not be whether their offense is justified or not. You don't know how it feels to be them. Stop doing what they consider offensive, justified or not, and move on. This is an extension of realizing that there are other people in the world, and they have different experiences than you, and what they consider offensive is not necessarily what you consider offensive. There is no absolute, objective standard of what is offensive. When you are dealing with human emotions, there is no objective standard. You do not get to decide if someone's offense is justified. The polite thing to do is to stop it and STFU. It will not kill you to do so.
Boy, I'm glad I'm not married to you. Part of being married is understanding that the other person's feelings, however justified (or not), are more important than you're stating here. If she feels neglected, it doesn't matter if she actually IS neglected or not. It's a problem that you and she need to work on together. It's not something you can ignore because you don't think it's justified. If you can't handle that, don't get married.
It isn't. If you re-read my comment, and actually READ it instead of seeing what you want to see, you'll see that I put the opinions of both genders on the same footing. If someone feels uncomfortable because of the way someone else is looking at them, and they ask the looker to stop, then that person should stop. Male or female, doesn't matter.
You really need to grow up. Emotions are not something you can boil down to a logical core. Human beings do not work that way. If you think someone's being ridicul
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.