Endorphins Addict Us to Defeat
Losing floods the brain with neurotoxic endorphins and enkephalins. Endorphins, enkephalins, and other opioid agonists related to serotonin can cause brain damage and “stiff neck” syndrome – rigidity of the neck and back muscles. Humans “lose” from time to time, so Great Nature supplied opioid agonists as a secondary reward – a consolation prize like…