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...body), all the participants were brought back and presented with 40 pairs of vacation spots, each pair containing locations to which they had given equal ratings in the first part of the experiment. Participants were asked to pick which of each pair of places they would prefer to visit. It turned out that those who had imagined themselves vacationing the previous day under the influence of dopamine were significantly more likely to predict they'd be happier in those same spots. That same preference didn't occur in the placebo group. (Read why dopamine makes you take risks...
...thinking about at the time. Or perhaps, the authors speculate, the extra dopamine makes us simply want something more while we're imagining it. In other words, it would be useful to have a bit of L-DOPA handy now, while you're preparing for your future visit to the in-laws' over the holidays...
...Read "Before Obama's Visit, a New Clash Between Koreas...
...uproar in parliament and in the media overshadowed a visit to Berlin by the General Secretary of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who was in town to make the case for increased efforts by European allies in Afghanistan. Chancellor Angela Merkel, at a press conference with Rasmussen, criticized the handling of the affair, saying: "If we want trust, we also have to have full transparency." Rasmussen pleaded that it was of the "utmost importance that an American announcement of an increased troop number in Afghanistan is followed by additional troop contributions from other allies." But that's likely to fall...
...HOMELESS No trip to NoHo is complete without a visit to Homeless (29 Gough Street). The flagship store is packed to the brim with home accessories from international underground brands in addition to its own designers. Look out for specially commissioned pieces by Hong Kong artist Carrie Chau...