How Tylenol Could Influence Your Personality

by Kyle Jaeger

''People don't usually think of Tylenol as a mind-altering drug, but a new study shows that the over-the-counter painkiller might do more than alleviate pain.

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol that's also found in prescription painkillers, appears to lessen a person's ability to empathize with others, a study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience found.

Researchers at Ohio State University conducted three experiments on college students to determine how taking acetaminophen influences users' abilities to empathize with others suffering physical and emotional pain...''

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