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Sex, Drugs, and ... Charity? Brain Study Finds New Links
By Holly Hall
The warm glow that many donors get from giving to charity involves the same brain mechanisms that evoke pleasurable sensations after sex, eating good food, and using heroin or other drugs, a new study has found.
To examine the interplay of self-interest and altruistic behavior, researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...