Video Game Loot Boxes Similar to Gambling
Researchers say video games that offer loot boxes containing items to give players an advantage increase gambling and risk taking behaviors in adolescents.... Read More...
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Foods Combining Carbs and Fats More Rewarding That Just Carbs or Fats Alone
A new study reports foods that contain both carbs and fats evoke greater response in the brain's reward center than foods that contain either just carbs or fats.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work
Researchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing. ... Read More...
Parkinson’s Disease and Binge Eating
A new study sheds light on why some people with Parkinson's disease binge eat. Researchers report working memory impairment and alterations in reward sensitivity could be behind why binge eating can be problematic in those with Parkinson's.... Read More...
Neural Fingerprints of Altruism
A new neuroimaging study of war veterans with TBI reveals some interesting insights into brain areas associated with altruism.... Read More...
How the Brain Responds to Injustice
A new study implicates oxytocin in corrective punishment that helps maintain fairness.... Read More...
Study Links Tendency to Undervalue Future Rewards With ADHD and Obesity
Teaming up with 23andMe, UCSD researchers have discovered a genetic signature for the tendency to undervalue future rewards which overlaps with ADHD and obesity.... Read More...
Brain’s Appetite Regulator Disrupted in Obese Teens
A new study reports obese teens have disrupted connectivity between numerous areas of the brain involved in appetite regulation.... Read More...
Brain Scans Reveal Why Rewards and Punishments Don’t Seem to Work on Teens
Researchers investigate the teenage brain and answer questions as to why behaviors change so much during these years.... Read More...
Afternoon Slump in Reward Response
A new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.... Read More...
Neural Link Between Generosity and Happiness Discovered
A new study reveals a neurobiological reason behind why we feel happy when we are being generous. Researchers discovered the connectivity between the temporal parietal junction and ventral striatum, an area of the brain associated with happiness, was enhanced in people who committed to generosity.... Read More...