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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 21, 2018·3 min read

          Beauty is Simpler, and Less Special, Than We Realize

          Analyzing the work of great philosophers and recent neuroscience research, researchers conclude certain simple features, such as symmetry and roundness, make things more attractive to us.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·May 11, 2017·4 min read

          Beauty Requires Thought

          Researchers report distractions can detract from the experience of beauty, and sensuous pleasures can also be beautiful.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 5, 2015·3 min read

          Brain Structures Involved in Delayed Gratification Identified

          Researchers implicate the hippocampus and nucleus accumbens in decisions that call for delayed gratification.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 18, 2022·7 min read

          Cannabis Users No Less Likely to Be Motivated or Able to Enjoy Life’s Pleasure

          Cannabis users show no difference in motivation for rewards, pleasure from rewards, or the brain's response to reward-seeking than non-cannabis users.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Abstracts
          ·October 15, 2012·4 min read

          Does Motherhood Dampen Cocaine’s Effects?

          Mother rats respond much differently to cocaine than female rats that have never given birth, according to new University of Michigan research that looks at both behavior and brain chemistry.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 10, 2018·6 min read

          Dopamine’s Yin-Yang Personality: It’s an Upper and a Downer

          Researchers shed light on the dual nature of dopamine, as a neurotransmitter that makes us seek pleasure and also reinforces avoidance of pain.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology
          ·August 8, 2019·4 min read

          Genetic variation contributes to individual differences in pleasure

          What we find pleasurable may be down to our genetics. Researchers found nucleus accumbens activation and physical anhedonia were influenced by shared genes. The experience of pleasure and physical anhedonia also appear to share some of the same genes.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 29, 2018·4 min read

          How Pleasure Affects Our Brains

          A new article looks at the neuroscience of pleasure and considers why, in the pursuit of pleasure, we embark in some actions which are detrimental to our well being.
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          This shows the location of the ventral pallidum in the brain
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 31, 2019·3 min read

          How the brain balances pleasure and pain

          Different classes of neurons in the ventral pallidum control positive and negative motivations, sending opposing signals along a shared motivation-processing circuit.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·March 2, 2018·5 min read

          In Pursuit of Pleasure, the Brain Learns to Hit the Repeat Button

          According to researchers, the brain learns to reproduce brain activity patterns that lead to reward. The findings could lead to new avenues for treating addiction and OCD, researchers report.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 11, 2022·3 min read

          Motivation/Pleasure Deficits, Not Expression Impairments, Contribute to Social Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Patients

          Amotivation and anhedonia rather than expressive dysfunction play a critical role in determining social functioning in those with schizophrenia.
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          This shows a woman playing guitar
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·January 18, 2020·2 min read

          Music helps researchers find link between prediction and pleasure

          Exposing subjects to music composed in an unfamiliar scale, researchers test whether reward can be derived solely from newly formed predictions.
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