sapolsky in A Sentence

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Sapolsky then measured the monkeys' dopamine levels and found the following pattern:.

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Chronic stress wears us down, weakening our immune system, leaving us vulnerable to sickness and depleting our capacity to cope with life's challenges(Sapolsky, 2004).

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What's even more interesting, however, is what happened when Sapolsky modified the experiment such that the monkeys received treats only 50% of the time after pressing the lever:.

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Sapolsky trained his monkeys to recognize that if they pressed a lever- i.e., the“work”- ten times after a nearby light came on- i.e., the“signal”- then a food treat- i.e., the“reward”- would be dispensed following the tenth lever press.

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