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"Although understanding the function of this brain region may not necessarily identify what drives people like Mother Theresa, it may give clues to the origins of important social behaviors like

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"Our ability to empathise with others seems to depend on the action of "mirror neurons" in the brain, according to a new study." The brain is one weird piece of meat.

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New brain-imaging techniques could teach people to strengthen the parts of the brain that control attention. Hey...hey, wake up, damn it!

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This post talks about a new fMRI experiment which is done exclusively for this blog post. It examines the brain areas involved in the perception of illusionary motion perception.

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When a baby's born, it seems natural for a mother to only have eyes for her child, to grin whenever they come they smile at them. But what if that effect is caused by something else?

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