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People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations.
Keith Henson
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Keith Henson
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: January 1
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the United States of America
Howard Keith Henson
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