Read more http://www.examiner.com/article/brain-research-results-better-understanding-of-behavior
OK, neuroscientists, explain this: “Why are there communists and socialists and how can they think those systems lead to the betterment of mankind, all empirical evidence to the contrary?”
...looking for answers as to how the brain combines information from sensory stimulation with information to such emotions as hunger, fear or stress.
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Seems folks have known about sensory stimulation for thousands of years. Pheromones attract the opposite sex. Visual female nudity often attracts others. Drive by a bread factory and smell the aroma; you then want a hot chunk of fresh bread with butter! Smell the aroma of meat being smoked in a BBQ or grilled, or spaghetti meat sauce simmering in a pot; yep, you start salivating and want some!
Years ago, movie theaters were pumping the aroma of fresh popcorn into the seating areas and realized a surge in the sale of popcorn. ........Dopamine is funny that way.