Childhood emotional and sexual abuse mark women’s brains in distinct patterns — with emotional abuse affecting regions …
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Inside the Hoarder’s Brain: A Unique Problem with Decision-Making
Why do some people find it impossible to get rid of old newspapers and junk mail, and end up hoarding them instead?
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Why We Talk About Ourselves: The Brain Likes It
Science has now proved what kindergarten teachers, reality-show fans and Catholic priests discover anew every day: humans can’t help talking about themselves. It just feels too good.
New York State of Mind? Research Reveals Brain Wiring Is Laid Out Like a Grid
To the uninitiated, the brain’s connections may look like a plate of tangled spaghetti, but new research suggests that there is symmetry hidden in the apparent chaos.
How Child Maltreatment May Scar the Brain
Child maltreatment has a profound effect on the brain — even in kids who are resilient and don’t suffer from psychiatric disorders, according to two new studies, one of which found that brain activity in children raised in …
First 3D Movie of Orgasm in the Female Brain
An orgasm has now been imaged in 3D video in the brain as it happens — and for possibly the first time in the history of science, women came first.
Reality Check: Why Some Brains Can’t Tell Real From Imagined
How do you know what’s real? A new study suggests that people’s ability to distinguish between what really happened and what was imagined may be determined by the presence of a fold at the front of the brain that develops late in …
Your Brain on bin Laden: Why Vengeance Is So Sweet
Schadenfreude — joy in another’s suffering or death — is a vicious pleasure. But it’s far less guilt-inducing when the victim is an enemy like Osama bin Laden, who has gotten his just deserts. Does that make it all right?
