Today's Trivia
While monitoring the circadian rhythms of rats, a researcher noticed which of the following when the animals died?
A few of the animals died while under observation, and when they did, the researchers’ sensors recorded a massive and unexpected spike in serotonin for up to 30 seconds after their hearts stopped beating. In humans, serotonin disregulation has been linked to intense hallucinations, but Borjigin didn’t know what to make of such a finding in the context of rats. Or in death. Like any good scientist, she looked to the literature. (Read the article on Nautilus.)
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