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Health and Fitness

Connecticut College Student-faculty Research Shows Oreos are Just as Addictive as Drugs in Lab Rats

by Rosemary Piser on October 16, 2013

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Neuroscience Professor Joseph Schroeder and Lauren Cameron ’14 found that eating Oreos activated more neurons in the brain’s “pleasure center” than exposure to drugs of abuse.

Neuroscience Professor Joseph Schroeder and Lauren Cameron ’14 found that eating Oreos activated more neurons in the brain’s “pleasure center” than exposure to drugs of abuse.