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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Feeling Blue? You'll Shun the New

A negative mood imparts a warm glow to the familiar. Happiness, on the other hand, makes novelty attractive (and can instead give the familiar a "blah" cast). This is the first ...  > full story

Brain Location for Fear of Losing Money Pinpointed -- The Amygdala

Two patients with rare lesions to the brain have provided direct of evidence of how we make decisions -- and what makes us dislike ...  > full story

Brain Scans Track Hoop Fans' Happy Memories

In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke ...  > full story

Neuroimaging Study May Pave Way for Effective Alzheimer's Treatments

Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living ...  > full story
 

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