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risk? 13-Nov-2006 At 2:44:25 PM earwig

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there was an article in New Scientist a few years ago talking about risk and brain structure stuff comparing mice and cows. apparently mice have a brain structure where seeing their own shadow is an extreme sport that really gets the adrenalin flowing while a cow tends to be unfazed by most things. the theory is that some people are mouse-like and pump out loads of adrenalin by having toast for breakfast instead of weeties while others are cow-like and need to be hanging off a cliff before the adrenal gland gets flowing.

so, i suppose someone has analysed it until the cows come home - probably from a day at their favorite cow-crag

doesn't explain however why the adrenalin buzz is a buzz for some so they seek it and a fear for others so they avoid doing anything likely to raise its levels