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		<title>Ignorance ISN&#8217;T bliss when we know we&#8217;re in for a reward</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing that you&#8217;re in line for a particular reward is as satisfying as actually receiving it, scientists have found. And their study suggests that the sooner we know what the treat will be, the better we feel. The researchers came to their conclusions after getting a group of monkeys to perform a simple task and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=65&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why girls go in twos and boys hunt in packs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never mind sugar and spice and puppy dogs’ tails; this is what divides the boys from the girls. A study based on the brain scans of youngsters has shown why girls prefer a best friend while boys gravitate towards packs. The research found that girls are hardwired to understand individual relationships, while boys’ brains are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=61&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stress may make you itch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skin provides the first level of defense to infection, serving not only as a physical barrier, but also as a site for white blood cells to attack invading bacteria and viruses. The immune cells in skin can over-react, however, resulting in inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Stress can trigger an outbreak [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=59&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Devilish&#8221; brain made me do it</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with bad eating habits have &#8220;devilish&#8221; brains that prevent them exercising self-control. Researchers in the US discovered an &#8220;angel&#8221; centre in the brain that holds back a &#8220;devil&#8221; region to stop us giving in to temptation. It allows people to weigh abstract considerations such as &#8220;healthiness&#8221; against basic desires – for instance, a craving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=52&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calls for study into effect of computer games on children&#8217;s brains</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leading neuroscientist and director of the Royal Institution, Lady Greenfield, will today call for ministers to fund a study into the impact of repeated use of computer games  and social network sites on the development of children&#8217;s brains. In a speech tonight she will say there is an urgent need to undertake a study [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=48&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrities donate brains to charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Jeremy Paxman, the television presenter, is the latest celebrity who has pledged to donate his brain to charity when he dies to help scientists find a cure for Parkinson&#8217;s disease.   Other celebrities who have pledged their brains after death include Jane Asher, who is president of the Parkinson&#8217;s Disease Society, and John Stapleton.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=45&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thrill seekers lack brakes in the brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research gives a possible explanation for why some of us are thrill seekers and others like to play it safe. The study found that some of us can’t control the release of a certain brain chemical. Wouldn’t it be amazing if researchers could scan our brains and see whether we have thrill seeking personality [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=40&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The brain that changes itself</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 8 March 1969, an extraordinary experiment was reported in the pages of Nature, Europe&#8217;s leading science journal. It involved a group of people who took turns to sit in an old dentist&#8217;s chair and describe the room around them. They commented on the presence of a phone on the table, a nearby vase, people&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=35&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suppose scientists could erase certain memories by tinkering with a single substance in the brain. Could make you forget a chronic fear, a traumatic loss, even a bad habit.  Researchers in Brooklyn have recently accomplished comparable feats, with a single dose of an experimental drug delivered to areas of the brain critical for holding specific [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=33&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists identify brain region that helps us make choices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing a holiday can be a headache – and now scientists know precisely which bit of the head it affects. They have identified a brain region that predicts choices before we even know what they are. The caudate nucleus, part of a structure called the striatum, is involved in anticipating rewards. Scientists conducted an experiment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brainblogging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7085139&amp;post=29&amp;subd=brainblogging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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