It may burn and cause pain yet why do humans love spicy food?辛辣食物可能会带来灼烧感和疼痛,但为什么人类却如此喜爱辛辣食物?
It's probably because the brain turns a physical pain signal into a rewarding experience.

People like spicy food because the chemical compound capsaicin triggers pain receptors that trick the brain into releasing feel-good chemicals like endorphins and dopamine. — Dreamstime/TNS
Roughly 20 million years ago, an evolutionary step made by plants completely backfired.
At least when it came to humans.
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人们喜欢吃辣,是因为辣椒素这种化学物质能刺激疼痛感受器,从而诱导大脑释放内啡肽和多巴胺等让人感觉良好的化学物质。——Dreamstime/TNS
大约2000万年前,植物进化过程中的一次转变完全适得其反。
至少就人类而言是这样。
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