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·November 29, 2016·5 min read

Religious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and Drugs

Powerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.

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·June 12, 2014·5 min read

When Good People Do Bad Things

New research finds being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal morality.

This fMRI scan shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

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·December 4, 2013·2 min read

Fear in the Balance

Researchers report increased activity in the medial prefrontal cortex is linked to decreased activity in the amygdala.

medial prefronal cortex

Religious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and Drugs

Fear in the Balance

Teenage Cannabis Use Linked to 52% Higher Schizophrenia Risk

Physical Activity Rewires the Traumatized Brain

Gene Linking Schizophrenia to Decision-Making Found

Positive Childhood Experiences and Special Health Care Needs

Religious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and Drugs

When Good People Do Bad Things

Fear in the Balance

Teenage Cannabis Use Linked to 52% Higher Schizophrenia Risk

Physical Activity Rewires the Traumatized Brain

Gene Linking Schizophrenia to Decision-Making Found

Positive Childhood Experiences and Special Health Care Needs

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