Chinese portion starts at 00:08

English portion starts at 05:40

References:

Caterina, M., Schumacher, M., Tominaga, M. et al (1997). The capsaicin receptor: a heat-activated ion channel in the pain pathway. Nature 389, 816–824. https://doi.org/10.1038/39807 

Abler, B., Greenhouse, I., Ongur, D., Walter, H., & Heckers, S. (2008). Abnormal reward system activation in mania. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 33(9), 2217–2227. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.npp.1301620

Byrnes, N. K., & Hayes, J. E. (2015). Gender differences in the influence of personality traits on spicy food liking and intake. Food quality and preference, 42, 12–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2015.01.002

References written in Chinese:

https://hr.edu.cn/xueshu/202110/t20211009_2162338.shtml

https://cn.nytimes.com/health/20230512/spicy-food-body-health/

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