Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality
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http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/altering-brain-chemistry-makes-us-more-sensitive-inequality
What if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to give spare change to someone less fortunate? University of California (UC) Berkeley scientists have taken a big step in that direction.A new study by UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco researchers finds that giving a drug that changes the neurochemical balance in the prefrontal cortex of the brain causes a greater willingness to engage in prosocial behaviors, such as ensuring that resources are divided more equally.
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