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Image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·January 12, 2016·7 min read

A ‘Back Door’ Into Cocaine Addicted Brain

Researchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a 'back door' into the brain that circumvents their self control.

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·January 12, 2016·3 min read

People Who Experience Rage Attacks Have Smaller ‘Emotional Brains’

A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.

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·January 11, 2016·4 min read

Why Your Diet is Doomed: ‘Hunger’ Neurons Promote Negative Feelings

Researchers report that your hypothalamic neurons could be to blame why your diet is making you feel negative.

Diagram outlines effect of audio on emotion.

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·January 11, 2016·4 min read

Sound Happier, Feel Happier: The Way You Sound Affects Your Mood

A new study reports the tone of your voice can affect your emotional state.

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·January 10, 2016·3 min read

Reading Emotions On Screen

A new study reports on how movie makers rely on psychological principles about how much a human can comprehend and absorb.

Image shows inhibitory neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.

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·January 6, 2016·4 min read

Loss of Hippocampal Cells Linked to Schizophrenia

A new study reports social memory deficits in schizophrenia may be a result of a decreased number of inhibitory neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Brain Connectivity Changes Can Protect Against Bipolar Disorder

A new study reports naturally occurring changes in brain connectivity can help people with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder to avert the onset of the disease.

Brain scan with the amygdala highlighted in red.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Regulate Negative Emotions by Training Your Brain

Researchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.

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·January 4, 2016·4 min read

Happy and Sad Music Evoke Different Neural Patterns

According to a new study, the workings of neural circuits associated with creativity are significantly altered when artists are actively attempting to express emotion.

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·December 31, 2015·2 min read

Reading Facial Expressions for Autism Symptoms

A new app may be able to screen for autism by reading a child's facial expressions for emotional cues.

This is a sepia photo of a girl looking anxious. The photo looks as though it is cracking.

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·December 29, 2015·3 min read

In A Crisis, Being Anxious May Be Good For You

According to researchers, anxious people process threat in a different region of the brain than those who are more laid back.

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·December 17, 2015·6 min read

Brain Development Altered by Early Childhood Depression

Researchers discover the brains of children who suffered clinical depression as preschoolers had thinner gray matter in areas of the brain associated with emotional processing.