Wednesday 18 February 2009

cup of jealousy, anyone?


The green- eyed monster that lives in your brain now found (Mail Today)


It is a vice that few can avoid but that nobody craves. The area of the brain which controls jealousy has been found, scientists said. It is the same part which detects physical pain - perhaps explaining why feeling envious of your lover’s philandering ways hurts so much. The spot which makes people delight in others’ misfortune - called schadenfreude - was also located by the team. “ It’s interesting that the part of the brain which detects physical pain is also associated with mental pain,” said Hidehiko Takahashi, who led the research.

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Just an interesting thought. Since we all have philandering lovers at one point or another.

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