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Higher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2018

Researchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.... Read More...

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Where the Brain Processes Spiritual Experiences

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2018

Researchers say the inferior parietal lobe, thalamus and caudate play key roles in processing spiritual experiences.... Read More...

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How a Brain Circuit Generates Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Researchers have identified a specific circuit in the brain's central amygdala that raises anxiety levels. The study could pave the way for the development of new treatments for anxiety disorders.... Read More...

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Art is in the Eye of the Beholder

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2018

A new study examines how a person's mental state affects how they look at a piece of art.... Read More...

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The Neural Circuitry of Parental Behavior

Neuroscience NewsApril 11, 2018

Researchers have identified neural circuits that help govern parenting behaviors in mice.... Read More...

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Researchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste Aversion

Neuroscience NewsApril 5, 2018

A new study implicates the basolateral amygdala in conditioned taste aversion. The study could pave the way for treatments to curb taste aversions associated with chemotherapy and eating disorders.... Read More...

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Study Shows Brain Impact of Youth Football

Neuroscience NewsNovember 27, 2017

Following just one season, children who have a history of concussion and high impact exposure as a result playing football undergo significant brain changes, researchers report.... Read More...

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What the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With Emotions

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2017

Those with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.... Read More...

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Best Way to Recognize Emotion in Others: Listen

Neuroscience NewsOctober 10, 2017

Researchers report the best way to judge a person's emotions is to listen to them without looking at them.... Read More...

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For Boys At Risk of Psychopathy, Laughter Isn’t So Contagious

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 28, 2017

According to a new study, boys who show behaviors consistent with psychopathic traits report they did not want to join in with laughter as much as their peers. Additionally, neuroimaging revealed reduced response to the sound of laughter in areas of the brain associated with emotional perception.... Read More...

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How the Human Brain Detects the ‘Music’ of Speech

Neuroscience NewsAugust 24, 2017

Researchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence.... Read More...

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Psychedelics in The Lab and Clinic – Making Up For Lost Time

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2017

Used in a controlled psychotherapy setting, psychedelics have the potential to treat psychiatric treatments that do not respond to conventional medications, researchers argue. ... Read More...

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Where the Brain Processes Spiritual Experiences

How a Brain Circuit Generates Anxiety

Art is in the Eye of the Beholder

The Neural Circuitry of Parental Behavior

Researchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste Aversion

Study Shows Brain Impact of Youth Football

What the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With Emotions

Best Way to Recognize Emotion in Others: Listen

How the Human Brain Detects the ‘Music’ of Speech

Psychedelics in The Lab and Clinic – Making Up For Lost Time