The "hate circuit" of the brain – areas that activate when looking at a hated person – revealed by fMRI scans. F = frontal cortex; P = putamen; I = insular (Credit: UCL)
The proverbs tell us that there’s a fine line between love and hate, and new scans of the brain’s “hate circuit” have confirmed similarities between the two powerful emotions.
But whereas loved-up partners are likely to be less rational, the new scans show hate to be colder and more calculating. Click to continue reading this New Scientist feature
Source: New Scientist, Journal reference: PLoS ONE (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003556)
