A 'People Person' And You Like Sex? Thank Your Orbitofrontal Cortex
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 17:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Cambridge University researchers have discovered that whether someone is a 'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the brain, the more likely they are to be a warm, sentimental person. Interestingly, the orbitofrontal cortex and ventral striatum have previously been shown to be important for the brain's processing of much simpler rewards like sweet tastes or sexual stimuli. read more
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