Here's scans of the brains of two people in a social setting, with the "social pleasure" areas highlighted:
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
'People-person' brain area found
According to this story at BBC News, scientists have discovered the areas of the brain that may determine how sociable a person is. Warm, sentimental people tend to have more brain tissue in the outer strip of the brain just above the eyes and in a structure deep in the brain's center.
Here's scans of the brains of two people in a social setting, with the "social pleasure" areas highlighted:
Here's scans of the brains of two people in a social setting, with the "social pleasure" areas highlighted:
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