News tagged with sensory areas

Gain and Loss in Optimistic Versus Pessimistic Brains

Our belief as to whether we will likely succeed or fail at a given task -- and the consequences of winning or losing -- directly affects the levels of neural effort put forth in movement-planning circuits ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Aug 04, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1 |

Nicotine Activates More than Just the Brain’s Pleasure Pathways

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Jan 26, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0