Can Love Change Your Mind? New Project Explores Neuroscience of 'Positive Qualities'

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 13:21 in Psychology & Sociology

What is happening in the minds of people who have developed a greater capacity for forgiveness and compassion? Can a quality like love -- whether it's shown toward a family member or a friend -- be neurologically measured in the brain? A new research project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers the opportunity to apply hard science to these seemingly ethereal questions.

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