Daily Archive for June 21st, 2008

Grief can be addictive

Why do some grieve and ultimately adapt, while others can’t get over the loss of someone held dear?
Reporting in the journal NeuroImage, scientists at UCLA suggest that such long-term or “complicated” grief activates neurons in the reward centers of the brain, possibly giving these memories addiction-like properties.

Chronic grief activates pleasure areas of the brain | Science Blog.

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