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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues

According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.

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·September 28, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain Decides Between Effort and Reward

A new study reports on how our brain decides if performing a certain task is worth the effort.

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·September 8, 2016·6 min read

Using MRI Techniques to Induce Feelings About Faces

An MRI feedback technique induced specific feelings about people's faces, a new study reports.

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·July 28, 2016·6 min read

Study Identifies Brain Areas Altered During Hypnotic Trances

Researchers document neural changes associated with hypnosis.

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Featured Genetics

·July 15, 2015·7 min read

Researchers Identify Gene Associated with Healthy Information Processing

A new study links a genetic mutation to information processing speed.

This shows MRI scans showing the areas of the cingulate cortex involved in defense and attack strategy.

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·April 20, 2015·4 min read

Different Areas of Cingulate Cortex Encode Defensive and Offensive Strategies

Researchers identify areas of the brain which help us to plan whether to attack or defend our position.

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·November 7, 2014·3 min read

Where the Brain Makes Difficult Decisions

Researchers reveal the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in executive control.

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·September 11, 2012·2 min read

How Genetics Shape Our Addictions: Genes Predict the Brain’s Reaction to Smoking

Have you ever wondered why some people find it so much easier to stop smoking than others? New research shows that vulnerability to smoking addiction is shaped by our genes.

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·June 6, 2012·3 min read

This is Your Brain on No Self-Control

MRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t. New pictures from the...

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·January 23, 2012·4 min read

Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies

Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the...

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cingulate cortex

How the Brain Decides Between Effort and Reward

Study Identifies Brain Areas Altered During Hypnotic Trances

Researchers Identify Gene Associated with Healthy Information Processing

Different Areas of Cingulate Cortex Encode Defensive and Offensive Strategies

Where the Brain Makes Difficult Decisions

How Genetics Shape Our Addictions: Genes Predict the Brain’s Reaction to Smoking

This is Your Brain on No Self-Control

Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies

Most Insomnia Meds Don’t Worsen Sleep Apnea

Ghost in the Machine: Brain Predicts Images Before We See Them

Dog-Inspired Robot: How Gestures Help AI Master the Art of “Fetch”

Spectrum of Hyperarousal: Seven Distinct Types of Tension Identified

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