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Pain and pleasure
Introduction
Some philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham and Baruch Spinoza, have hypothesized that the sensations of pain and pleasure are part of a continuum.
There is strong evidence for biological connections between the neurochemical pathways used for the perception of pain and those involved in the perception of pleasure and other psychological rewards.
These probably involve dopamine and endorphin pathways.
See also
See also
- Algolagnia
- BDSM
- Erotic spanking
- Flagellation
- Love bite
- Pain (philosophy)
- Sadism and masochism
- Self-harm
External links
External links
- BBC News report: Brain links pain with pleasure
- White JM. Pleasure into pain: the consequences of long-term opioid use. Addict Behav. 2004 Sep;29(7):1311-24.
- http://www.heroin.org/dopamine/
- Pain and pleasure in philosophy