Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Ventral Striatum Key to Adventure Seeking Behavior

Neuroscientists Discover A Sense Of Adventure

ScienceDaily (2008-06-25) -- Wellcome Trust scientists have identified a key region of the brain which encourages us to be adventurous. The region, located in a primitive area of the brain, is activated when we choose unfamiliar options, suggesting an evolutionary advantage for sampling the unknown. It may also explain why rebranding of familiar products encourages to pick them off the supermarket shelves. ... > read full article

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