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Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome

Unread postPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:23 am
by ChristianC

Re: Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome

Unread postPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:30 am
by KingOfDoma
In the movies, zombies are always hungry, no matter how many supporting actors they consume. The most likely explanation is that zombies don't have a properly functioning ventromedial hypothalamus: the region of the brain that lets you know whether you've eaten enough. The result is hyperphagia. Zombies will eat and eat and eat, but never feel satiated.

That raises a slightly awkward question: If zombies are constantly eating, then how come they never poop?


"Here they come! Get read-*sniff* AAAUGH! Oh, GOD! It's like shit mixed with dead people! >.<"

Re: Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome

Unread postPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:31 pm
by BrainWalker
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KingOfDoma wrote:"Here they come! Get read-*sniff* AAAUGH! Oh, GOD! It's like shit mixed with dead people! >.<"

That's not so much what it's "like" as... you know, what it is.

Anyway, this is a fantastic blend of hard science and even harder nerdery.