Comment Re:Real or trained response (Score 1) 643
I wonder if some of the reactions that people with allergies have when exposure is very low are trained responses. Like Pavlov's dog, ring the bell and start salivating, smell peanut butter and start choking.
I absolutely agree with this. I have terrible seasonal allergies and just watching any of the variety of commercials with a pretty lady spinning around in a sea of summer flowers is enough to make my nose start running and my eyes start itching--because of the implied pollen of course, not that I am allergic to pretty ladies.
