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Intuitive thinking does not increase willingness to cooperate
A study that was presented in Nature last year attracted a great deal of attention when it asserted that intuition promotes cooperation. But a group of researchers in behavioural and neuroeconomics at Linköping University say that this is not true, in a new study now being published in Nature.
Electric current gets signal substances moving
After more than 30 years of electric brain stimulation against Parkinson’s disease, it is still unclear why the method works. Clinical research at Linköping University now shows that electrical shocks actually increase the release of dopamine, a necessary signal substance.
Don’t tar all clothing companies with the same brush
The collapse of a factory in Bangladesh a month ago killed more than 1,100 textile workers, mostly young women, and fuelled an already strong hostility towards the appalling working conditions. But the debate is more nuanced, and good initiatives should be recognised, says Nandita Farhad, herself from Bangladesh.
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Last updated: Wed Apr 17 15:50:49 CEST 2013
