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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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·March 8, 2015·3 min read

Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate

Researchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.

he image shows stubbed out cigarette ends in the background and a yellow and purple drawing of a brain in the front.

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·December 3, 2014·4 min read

Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing

Working memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds.

The image is a drawing of the brain with the prefrontal cortex highlighted.

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·September 16, 2014·2 min read

Indulging in Junk Food Linked to Lapses in Brain Function

A lapse in function in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is partly responsible for people caving into their high calorie cravings, a new study reports.

This image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·September 2, 2014·5 min read

Scientists Find Possible Neurobiological Basis for Tradeoff Between Honesty and Self Interest

A new study reports the average person is usually adverse to lying.

This image shows the location of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·August 21, 2014·3 min read

People More Influenced by Self Interest

People are less concerned about inequity to others and more heavily influenced by self interest, a new study reports.

The brain diagram highlights the inferior parietal cortex in orange.

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·May 22, 2013·5 min read

Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion

Using neuroimaging technology, researchers note increased activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy in subjects who underwent compassion training.

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·October 17, 2012·2 min read

Discovery of Two Opposite Ways Humans Voluntarily Forget Unwanted Memories

If only there were a way to forget that humiliating faux pas at last night's dinner party. It turns out there's not one, but two opposite ways in which the brain allows us to voluntarily forget unwanted memories, according to research.

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·July 27, 2012·3 min read

The Seat of Meta-Consciousness in the Brain

Studies of lucid dreamers visualise which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves. Studies demonstrate that a specific cortical network consisting of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the frontopolar regions and the precuneus is activated when this lucid consciousness is attained.