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          ·April 11, 2017·4 min read

          Stress Can Induce Empathy

          A new study reveals acute stress can increase pro-social behavior and empathy.
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          ·April 24, 2019·4 min read

          CBD reduces impairment caused by cannabis

          Cannabidiol may buffer the effects of THC on the brain for those who use marijuana. Marijuana with a higher CBD content restores disruptions to the salience network caused by THC exposure.
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          ·January 7, 2016·5 min read

          What Are The Odds of That? Risky Gambling Choices Influenced by Single Brain Connection

          Findings could help in understanding and developing treatments for gambling addiction, researchers suggest.
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          ·December 27, 2017·3 min read

          Callous and Unemotional Traits Show in Brain Structure of Boys Only

          University of Basel researchers reveal the volume of the anterior insula, a brain area associated with emotion and empathy, is larger in boys who express higher levels of callous-unemotional traits.
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          ·January 20, 2016·4 min read

          Ability to Learning Second Language May Depend on Strength of Brain Connections

          Researchers report the strength of certain brain connections may predict success, or failure, at learning a second language.
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          ·May 30, 2017·3 min read

          Brain Opioids Help Us To Relate To Others

          Study reveals how the brain's opioid system modulates response to others in pain.
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          ·February 18, 2014·5 min read

          Study Uncovers Surprising Differences in Brain Activity of Alcohol Dependent Women

          Researchers discover differences between patterns of brain network activation between alcohol dependent women and non addicted females.
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          ·June 20, 2013·3 min read

          Social Rejection May Not Prompt Same Response in Brain as Does Physical Pain After All

          New research finds the pain of social rejection might not prompt the same brain response as physical pain, as previously thought.
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          ·August 30, 2019·5 min read

          White matter affects how people respond to brain stimulation therapy

          Microscopic alterations in white matter may affect how patients with neurological conditions respond to non-invasive electrical brain stimulation.
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          ·March 8, 2021·3 min read

          Brain Activity Foreshadows Changes in Stock Prices

          Increased activity in the nucleus accumbens forecasted an increase in stock price within the next day, whereas increased activity in the anterior insular was predictive of whether a stock price would flip or change direction.
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          ·February 8, 2016·2 min read

          Why Some People Always Agree With Others

          A new study looks at why some individuals choose to agree to others most of the time to spare themselves feelings of discomfort.
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          The image shows an fMRI scan wityh the Anterior Insula highlighted and labeled.
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          ·June 23, 2014·4 min read

          Sensitive? Emotional? Empathetic? It Could be in Your Genes

          A new neuroimaging study finds physical evidence that the highly sensitive brain responds powerfully to emotional images.
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