Drunken Monkey Hypothesis

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A hypothesis suggesting human predisposition to alcoholism and ethanol abuse stems from an evolutionary reward for being attuned to fermenting fruit as a food source, which also relates to biological excitement-seeking.

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Isabel Behncke — Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More

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A hypothesis suggesting human predisposition to alcoholism and ethanol abuse stems from an evolutionary reward for being attuned to fermenting fruit as a food source, which also relates to biological excitement-seeking.