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Altruism, one of the most difficult human behaviors to define, can be detected in brain scans, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. They found activity in a specific area of the brain could predict altruistic behavior -- and people's own reports of how selfish or giving they are.

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  • Avg rating: (+1/-2 -1)VulgarCelebrity7
    VulgarCelebrity7
    Jan. 21, 2007, 9:29 p.m.

    I love to give and to receive. Wait...wrong subject.

    • Avg rating: (+5/-1 4)coreyspring
      coreyspring
      Jan. 21, 2007, 11:37 p.m.

      "Next his team hopes to test children, and find out how and when altruism develops."

      Now *that* would be pretty interesting.

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