When Craving Is Better Than Getting


	When Craving Is Better Than Getting

tabsey

7-1-2008 8:30 AM

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The calming strategy cut the physiological arousal (measured by skin conductance response) nearly in half. Additionally, they found marked reductions in the activity of the left and right striatum—a brain region involved in reward processing.

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7-1-2008 10:32 AM

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interesting tabsey...

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