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28 10, 2015

What is Disturbing About Screams? MRI Study

Agent2015-10-28T22:25:02-04:00October 28th, 2015|Brain MRI, MRI Research, Radiology|

What is so disturbing about screams? Aside from the obvious--that they represent a fellow human's pain or fear of mortal peril? While it may seem clear on an emotional level why a scream is an upsetting sound to hear, scientifically, it appears that screams and other rapid changes in volume trigger the fear centres within [...]

24 09, 2014

The Science of Selflessness

Agent2014-09-24T18:40:13-04:00September 24th, 2014|Brain MRI, MRI, MRI Research, Radiology|

In a scientific landscape where "Survival of the fittest" is as accepted as biological fact, a certain group of humans behaving benevolently--altruists--has puzzled scientists for years. An altruist will go so far as to endanger their own self to help another, even a complete stranger. A new study called Neural and cognitive characteristics of extraordinary [...]