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Slacker Or Go-Getter? Brain Chemical May Tell

Posted 05.02.2012

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By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/01/2012 05:06 PM EDT on LiveScience What gives you the motivation to go the extra mil...

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Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failure

Paul Heroux | Posted 04.30.2012

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Prescription drug addiction affects men and women, young and old, employed and unemployed, and those suffering from mental illness and those who don't. In short, no group is immune.

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Is Infidelity Genetic?

Vicki Larson | Posted 04.02.2012

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When it comes to matters of the heart, love has less to do with the heart and more to do with the brain.

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WATCH: This Is Your Brain On ADHD

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.30.2011

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Are more kids showing symptoms of ADHD? Or have they always had the disorder, but now more and more kids are being appropriately diagnosed?

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WATCH: Depression: My Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.16.2011

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Depressed people don't choose to be sick. They want to be well. Believe me, I know, because I know I'm sick -- but I also know that I am more than my disease.

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Sex: The Science of Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.25.2011

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Neuroscientists have shown that in some ways, love is similar to addiction.

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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: This Is Your Brain On Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.23.2011

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Here's an interactive roadmap of the brain on love.

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Dr. Nora Volkow: New Brain Research Helps Explain Drug Addiction

Rehema Trimiew | Posted 12.31.2011

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Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has studied the neural pathways of addiction and believes that we've got to protec...

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The Path From Heart Disease To Heart Health

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.06.2011

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You might have heard the expression "You're as young as your arteries," and it's true. But keeping your arteries young can seem like a mysterious thing for many people. Now some clarity is at hand, and it's worth pausing to consider.

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11 Ways To Manage Nicotine Withdrawal

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.29.2011

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Each year, nearly 450,000 Americans die from smoking related illnesses. So why do smokers continue to light up when statistics like these make it clear that they should quit?

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Why Orgasm, Vodka, Marijuana Feel So Good

npr.org | By David J. Linden | Posted 08.23.2011

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What does it really mean for the brain to experience pleasure? That's the question neuroscientist David Linden asks in his new book "The Compass of Pl...

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Brain's 'Reward Center' Also Responds To Bad Experiences

Psych Central | Traci Pedersen | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Traci Pedersen Psych Central Whether it's responding to a good experience or a bad one, the brain's reward center is the home of the "thrill" in t...

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What Porn Users Taught Me

Marnia Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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To my surprise, men from all over the world showed up on my website's forum complaining of addiction to pornography and masturbation.

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The Brain Responds To Music The Same Way As Eating

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 11.17.2011

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NEW YORK — Whether it's the Beatles or Beethoven, people like music for the same reason they like eating or having sex: It makes the brain release a...

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Dope, Dopes and Dopamine: The Problem With Money

Tony Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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For me, the most powerful moment of Inside Job was something the CEO of a large bank said. "We can't control our greed," the CEO acknowledged, in a rare moment of candor and insight. "You should regulate us more."

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Shopping For Sexual Arousal

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 11.17.2011

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Researchers found that giving participants a coupon or free gift induced the same level of excitement as being exposed to porn.

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Why Are Porn and Junk Food So Tempting?

Marnia Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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The extreme stimulation of today's enticements can hijack our brains. We may not be safe from addiction when it comes to unrestricted access to super stimulating natural reinforcers.

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Why We Like What We Like

Darby Roach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Have you ever wondered why we find some people attractive, are drawn to a verdant landscape, enjoy looking at a great work of art or drool over a sleek sports car?

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Plugged In, Turned On, Tuned Out

Psychology Today | Posted 11.17.2011

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Findings published from the third installment of the Kaiser Foundation's research project on children and their media use shocked technophobes and -ph...

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Change Your Brain, Change Your Body

Daniel Amen, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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There's a reason why most diets don't work: they take the one-size-fits-all approach. According to my research, that approach makes absolutely no sense at all.

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The Mass Production of Mental Illness and What To Do About It

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Richard P. Bentall, professor and practitioner of clinical psychology in Britain, exposes the highly dubious nature of reigning presumptions about the causes and treatment of mental illness.

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Bottling The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Halle Tecco | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dopamine, Pharmaceutical Industry, Entrepreneurship, Risk, Economy, Healthy Living News

Pharmacological-induced "entrepreneurship" won't create successful entrepreneurs. It will only promote risky behavior without the attached risk-calculation and thoughtfulness.

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Multitasking: The Brain Seeks Novelty

Russell Poldrack | Posted 11.17.2011

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The brain is built to ignore the old and focus on the new. Novelty is probably one of the most powerful signals to determine what we pay attention to in the world.

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Why Do Writers Write?

Mark Coker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future of Publishing, Nanowrimo, Future of Books, Books, Writing, Ebooks, Writers' Brains, Writers, Brains, Brain Chemistry, Dopamine, Self-Publishing, Books News

Writers are artists, and artists are compelled to express themselves, even if only to an audience of one.

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Top 7 FAQs On Brain Fitness And Neuroplasticity

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

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I have selected the 7 most common questions on brain fitness and neuroplasticity, and answered them here. I hope you enjoy the FAQ session.

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