Study shows how using mental strategies can alter the brain's reward circuitry
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 12:28
in Psychology & Sociology
The cognitive strategies humans use to regulate emotions can determine both neurological and physiological responses to potential rewards, a team of New York University and Rutgers University neuroscientists has discovered. The findings, reported in the most recent issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience, shed light on how the regulation of emotions may influence decision making.
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