Brain sluts
by CarolineThis week’s This American Life rerun is brilliant. It might even be listed on their “Best Of” page, I’m not sure.
In it, a former professional medical test subject, a self-described guinea pig, explains why he never did psychiatric-drug studies:
no responses“The phrase is ‘brain sluts.’ It’s more harsh than most guinea pigs would use, but I think it’s disgusting because they’re becoming retarded for money. I’m just very sensitive about the mind. I personally don’t lay it out for rent.”