minusdash comments on The mystery of pain and pleasure - LessWrong

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Comment author: minusdash 02 March 2015 01:14:18AM 0 points [-]

"what are the characteristic mathematics of (i.e., found disproportionally in) self-identified pleasurable brain states?"

Certain areas of the brain get more active and certain hormones get into the bloodstream. How does this help you out?