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Scientists find signals related to food preference in a previously overlooked part of the brain

11/02/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists have found that a brain region -- the ventral pallidum -- appears to be strongly connected to food preference decisions. Researchers found robust neural activity related to food choice in this previously overlooked part of the brain, suggesting this ...

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Why is working memory so important to learning?

11/02/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Why is working memory so important to learning? Paul Morgan of Penn State University answers the question on this edition of "Ask a Scientist."

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