In article <1995Jan25.030127.26939 at wmichgw>, 94roe at wmich.edu writes:
>In article <3folf9$4e1j at ns1.CC.Lehigh.EDU>, x011 at ns1.CC.Lehigh.EDU writes:
>> In article <3fjm0p$h82 at news.bu.edu>, evitt at bu.edu (Eamonn Vitt) writes:
>>>>>>I was just wondering.. can visual stimulation cause a neurotransmitter
>>>release/uptake phenomenon as severe as such stimulation caused by
>>>cocaine/heroin etc. ?
>>>Has any research been done on such phenomenoa ?
>>>>>>thanks!
>>>>>>>>>Eamonn
>>>>>>evitt at bu.edu>>>>>>>> Yes, it is called classical conditioning.
>> Ron Blue
>>>By using cocaine or whatever as a US? Ron, this sounds more like
>state dependent learning, though I'm not sure of what arrangement you're
>thinking of (SDL is only a guess).
>>I'm not certain that I understand Eamonn's question. Eamonn, do you mean
>without a learning history, or do you want to know if visual stimulation can
>come to produce physiological effects similar to cocaine/heroin/etc. by
>virtue of bearing some functional relation to these substances?
>>dan
>>I believe that Eamonn's question was directed at experiencing strong
highs from visual stimulation. If you take cocaine after listening to
your favorite music and you do this repeatedly then you will eventually
get a high from just listening to that song as a classical conditioning
response. Ron Blue
