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Old 09-01-2004, 11:28 AM
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Default A Dish Best Served Cold

"Brain Scans Reveal That Revenge Is Sweet" (Scientific American)

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The scans showed increased activity in the striatum, a region associated with the processing of rewards, but only when A knew he could hurt B financially. The implication was that real punishment feels good.


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http://sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=...B283414B7F0000

Seems we are actually hardwired to enjoy revenge...
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Old 09-01-2004, 12:30 PM
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Default New SciAm for Old Klingon Proverb


Excellent! Very nice post.
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