Using Mental Strategies Can Alter The Brain's Reward Circuitry
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 13:14
in Psychology & Sociology
The cognitive strategies humans use to regulate emotions can determine both neurological and physiological responses to potential rewards, neuroscientists has discovered. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience, shed light on how the regulation of emotions may influence decision making.
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