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·November 11, 2015·3 min read

Mindful Meditation Reduces Pain More Effectively than Placebo Treatments

Researchers report people who participated in mindful meditation received more pain relief than those who used placebo meditation techniques and creams.

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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

How The Brain Makes Decisions

Researchers discover a brain region located in the thalamus plays a crucial role in decision making.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

Less Anxiety and More Optimistic Outlook for People With Larger Orbitofrontal Cortex

According to a new study, optimistic people tend to be less anxious and have a larger orbitofrontal cortex.

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·July 24, 2015·3 min read

Structure of Brain Explains Ability to Regulate Emotions

According to a new study, people who have problems regulating their emotions have smaller gray matter volume in the orbitofrontal cortex.

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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.

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·November 7, 2014·3 min read

Where the Brain Makes Difficult Decisions

Researchers reveal the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in executive control.

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·September 10, 2014·5 min read

New Study Examines Impact of Violent Media on the Brain

Researchers report exposure to violent media causes different brain activity in people with different aggression levels.

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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.

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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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·May 29, 2014·4 min read

Creatures of Habit

A new study reports people affected by substance abuse, eating disorders and OCD share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure.

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·January 29, 2014·3 min read

H.M.’s Brain Yields New Evidence

A postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.