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·August 4, 2017·4 min read

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.

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·July 28, 2017·5 min read

Cracking a Smile: Describing Three Smile Types by Muscle Movement

Researchers describe the different facial muscle combinations that help make three types of smiles.

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·July 18, 2017·3 min read

Low-Dose Diazepam Can Increase Social Competitiveness

Researchers from EPFL have uncovered how diazepam, a common anxiolytic, can increase mitochondrial activity in neural pathways associated with motivation.

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·May 1, 2017·4 min read

Ill Gotten Gains Are Worth Less in the Brain

According to a new study, the brain responds less to rewards gained from immoral acts than it does to ethically earned rewards.

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·March 16, 2017·5 min read

When Our World Turns ‘Upside-Down,’ Serotonin Helps Us Deal With It

Researchers analyse the role serotonin plays in reward and learning.

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·January 4, 2017·4 min read

Mapping How the Brain Stores Memories

The same area of the brain can motivate and suppress a learned behavior at the same time, a new study reports.

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·December 15, 2016·6 min read

Depressed Children Respond Differently to Rewards Than Other Kids

According to a new study, clinically depressed children show a blunted response to reward compared to those who were not depressed.

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·November 18, 2016·2 min read

Food or Flight? Molecular Mechanics of Risk-Reward Equation Described

A new study provides insight into the neural circuit computations that underlie risk-reward decision making.

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·September 28, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain Decides Between Effort and Reward

A new study reports on how our brain decides if performing a certain task is worth the effort.

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·September 19, 2016·4 min read

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Raises Glutamate Levels

Researchers measure changes in brain metabolism during tDCS.

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·September 13, 2016·6 min read

Intrinsic Reward Helps Make Exercise a Habit

A new study supports the role of intrinsic reward in maintaining exercise as a long-term habit.

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·August 26, 2016·5 min read

Brain Uses Backward Instant Replay to Recall Important Travel Routes

Using a chocolatey reward, researchers discover how rats form some memories.

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