Neuro News Nanos

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Here are this morning’s:

* Does racism affect teamwork in the NBA? — nope — I wasn’t aware of any such theory outside of this paper, but I don’t follow sports

* Chocoholic mice fear no pain — chocolate-craving mice are ready to tolerate electric shocks to get their fix — next up, humans

* Intrusive images and intrusive verbal thoughts are different phenomena — intrusive images are a a hallmark of post-traumatic disorder — understanding these basic processes is likely to be valuable in developing more effective treatments for PTSD that focus on maximizing change in verbal thoughts and intrusive images separately

* Patients with amygdala injury unafraid to gamble — looked at two women who had a rare condition which produced lesions on their amygdalae but no other brain damage — the patients whose amygdalae were damaged would play even if there was a much poorer ratio between gains and losses, and one sometimes played even if the potential loss was greater than the potential gain

* Speaking of charity as a signal for mating — Lap Dances for Haiti — “You don’t hear much about strip clubs giving back to the community.”

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