Neurological Correlates

A Neuroscience Tabloid of Dysfunctional Behavior – Mostly Psychopaths, Narcissists, Obesity and Addiction

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Your family is more likely to pull the plug if they’re happy with the ICU

March 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Say you’re on life support, and, you are just racking up the ICU bills. Will your family be a little too enthusiastic in pulling the plug?

The hospital admin knows these bills won’t get paid, since the debt dies with the debtor, in most cases. So what do they do? The butter up your [...]

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Apathy · Behavior · Hate · Love · Lying and cheating · Machiavellianism

Dude, chill – we’re not at war any more. Pass the chips.

March 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Quick post: Why are people who are stoned on pot pretty mellow? (To pull a phrase out of the ’70’s). Answer: The active ingredient in cannabis ( 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) reduces amygdala activity in response to social threats. Pot reduces anxiety — and maybe the negative attributional bias that goes along with it.
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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Amygdala · Authoritarianism · Behavior · Brain anatomy · Cannabis-related · Conditions or Diagnosis · Happiness · Molecules · Personality disorder · Punishment · Seven deadly sins