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they'll be more aggressive, and they'll start having body tremors.
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We also see neurobiological changes:
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we see changes of the brain adapting by this flood of pleasure
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in the dopamine pathway
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by really shutting down some dopamine neurotransmitters;
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and sensitization in the opiate system of the brain,
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which gives you kind of a big up
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for a pleasurable thing consumed.
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It's where morphine and things really get their effects.
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Finally, we see behavioral changes.
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I think some of the most interesting research out there
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when looking at these rats that have become addicted to sugar,