This Is Where Self-Esteem Lives In The Brain (PHOTO)

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This Is Where Self-Esteem Lives In The Brain (PHOTO)

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/16/self-esteem-brain_n_5500501.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uF1EJCBHnUy9sTjfotdJMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/This_Is_Where_Self-Esteem_Lives-7362ccda8578de4e27b5a55a1a77a154" width="130" height="86" alt="This Is Where Self-Esteem Lives In The Brain (PHOTO)" align="left" title="This Is Where Self-Esteem Lives In The Brain (PHOTO)" border="0" /></a>Researchers at Dartmouth College have identified a region of the human brain that seems to predict a person's self-esteem levels. It's called the frontostriatal pathway, and the stronger and more active it is in the brain, the more self-esteem someone has. The findings, published online in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, could help change the way we understand self-esteem: not as a panacea for all problems, but as a physical indicator of risk for psychological disorders. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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