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Weight Loss Success Linked with Active Self Control Regions of Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

A new neuroimaging study found those who achieved greater success at losing weight showed increased activation in regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with self control.... Read More...

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Brains of People with Schizophrenia Are Less Reactive to Social Rewards Like Smiling Faces

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2018

A neuroimaging study conducted by researchers from UCLA reveals the brains of people with schizophrenia are less sensitive to social rewards than they are to non-social rewards.... Read More...

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People Who Don’t Read the News Are Better at Predicting Which Articles Will Go Viral

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2018

High levels of activity in the ventromedial prefronal cortex activity reflect how much people want to read a specific news article, researchers say. Additionally, those who infrequently read the news were better able to predict which news stories would go viral.... Read More...

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How the Brain Biases Beliefs

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Researchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future.... Read More...

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Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices

Neuroscience NewsJune 21, 2018

Gray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.... Read More...

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Planned Movements and Spontaneous Reactions are Processed Differently in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

A new study reports both planned and spontaneous movements have the same neural activity during the action, but the preceding brain activity differs.... Read More...

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Brain Structure May Predict Diet Success

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2018

Researchers report the anatomical structure of our prefrontal cortex may predict how well we stick to healthy eating diet plans.... Read More...

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This Is Your Brain Detecting Patterns

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2018

A new study reports our brains process pattern learning in a different way than probabilistic learning.... Read More...

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Why Do We Yawn and Why Is Yawning So Contagious?

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

Researchers investigate the biological aspects of yawning and consider why yawning is so contagious. ... Read More...

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Our Brains Are Obsessed with Being Social

Neuroscience NewsMay 16, 2018

Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.... Read More...

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Magnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in Addiction

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2018

Researchers report a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce drug cue reactivity for those with substance abuse problems.... Read More...

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How the Brain Decides to Make an Effort

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2018

A new study sheds light on the neural mechanisms behind how we make effortful decisions. ... Read More...

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ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Weight Loss Success Linked with Active Self Control Regions of Brain

People Who Don’t Read the News Are Better at Predicting Which Articles Will Go Viral

How the Brain Biases Beliefs

Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices

Planned Movements and Spontaneous Reactions are Processed Differently in the Brain

Brain Structure May Predict Diet Success

This Is Your Brain Detecting Patterns

Why Do We Yawn and Why Is Yawning So Contagious?

Magnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in Addiction

How the Brain Decides to Make an Effort