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LINK Octopuses taking MDMA get all huggy and loved-up with each other | New Scientist

So cool!

"MDMA is able to induce the same behaviour in an animal with totally different circuit architecture. It doesn’t even have the brain regions we think are important for social behaviour."

Ubergooroo 5 Sep 21
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That is fascinating. Did anyone else notice the little blurb about potential uses as a treatment for autism? Sounds like a solid idea to me.

I love that idea too!
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That sounds risky to me. I had heard ecstasy was a drug that ate holes in the brain?

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