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2024-11-15 02:35:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 175B3BBB1E8AB399B9E30F488F469AC2F00B6F3E893338FB21E9F7A24DA5345A
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Original Note:
The study in question was not given $3 million to “watch hamsters on steroids fight”; it sought to characterize the electrophysiological changes in brain systems which modulate aggression and are known to undergo changes when exposed to anabolic steroids. https://www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S0306-4522(15)01064-7/abstract https://www.peta.org/blog/northeastern-universitys-animal-fighting-ring-taxpayer-funded/
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