Love Deactivates Brain Areas For Fear, Planning, Critical Social Assessment

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	Love Deactivates Brain Areas For Fear, Planning, Critical Social Assessment

Silkweaver

6-20-2008 9:17 PM

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neuroscience, behavioral science

Silkweaver says:

One does not need an MRI scan to figure most of the conclusions of this research.

Love is not so blind as it is blinding. Yet... who cares?

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6-21-2008 2:38 PM

carrerinyes

6-22-2008 3:13 AM

jmjoness

I was about to say the same thing silk said when I read this article.. The things they research, never ceases to amaze me.

6-22-2008 11:09 AM

Silkweaver

Anyway, I would always like to be open eyed regarding those things I am blind about.

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