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Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows

A new study investigates whether training adults in compassion can result in greater altruistic behavior and related changes in neural systems underlying compassion. ... More>


Still Charting Memory’s Depths


Fear, Happiness, and Sadness Share Common Neural Building Blocks

Diverse emotions like sadness, happiness, fear, and anger are all based on common building blocks of valence (i.e., pleasure/displeasure) and arousal, according to new research published in Psychological Science. ... More>


Secrets of the Criminal Mind