amygdala | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 06 2007 | biology, religion, atheism, science, neuroscience, psychology, evolution, imported:del.icio.usRobert Sapolsky Receives "Emperor Has No Clothes" Award
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this explains a lot
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Brain scans appear to show that doctors can shut down the parts of their brains that lets them empathize with pain in other people.
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A lifetime of restless isolation explained.On Asperger's - Tim Page
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