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·August 29, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Identify Origin and Purpose of the Facial Expression for Anger

A new study reports on the functional advantages which caused the specific appearance of the human's angry face to evolve.

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·August 27, 2014·5 min read

Changing the Emotional Association of Memories

A new study reports researchers have been able to alter the emotional association of specific memories by manipulating neural circuits in mouse brains.

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·August 21, 2014·3 min read

Difficulty Assessing Effort Drives Motivation Deficits in Schizophrenia, Study Finds

Difficulty in assessing the amount of effort required to complete a task could be the reason people with schizophrenia often have trouble setting themselves goals, a new study reports.

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·July 24, 2014·4 min read

Brain’s Dynamic Duel Underlies Win-Win Choices

Researchers discover that when people choose between two or more positive outcomes, they experience paradoxical feelings of pleasure and anxiety.

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·July 9, 2014·2 min read

Study Cracks How the Brain Processes Emotions

A new study reports on how the brain codes and processes emotions.

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·July 1, 2014·2 min read

Sorting Out Emotions

Researchers discover some brain cells recognize emotions base on the viewer's perceptions rather than true emotion being expressed.

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·June 27, 2014·3 min read

Early Life Stress Can Leave Lasting Impacts on the Brain

A new study reports stresses experienced in early life could change areas of the brain responsible for learning, memory and emotional processing.

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·June 26, 2014·3 min read

People with Tinnitus Process Emotions Differently from Their Peers

People with tinnitus process emotions differently in the brain from those with normal hearing, a new study reports.

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·June 25, 2014·5 min read

Neural Sweet Talk

A new study reports taste related words like 'sweet' or 'bitter' engage emotional centers in the brain more than literal words with the same meaning.

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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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·May 7, 2014·3 min read

Psilocybin Inhibits the Processing of Negative Emotions in the Brain

A new study reports psilocybin influences the amygdala, weakening the processing of negative stimuli. Researchers hope the finding could pave the way for new treatment approaches for some psychiatric disorders.