Many of the supporters and producers of No Agenda know that the show keeps them sane in a world of random and often contradictory news. It’s possible that this sanity also stems from the act of contributing to the show itself.
So this story set off trigger warnings when the headline: Happiness from Being Generous Has a Neural Basis Within the Brain, caught everyone’s attention.
Then came the subhead: In a study on the psychology of giving, MRI scans revealed that an area of the brain linked to generosity triggered a response in another part related to happiness.
According to the researchers many of the supposed rationales for contributing to a show like the No Agenda Show have little to do with concepts such as boosting one’s standing within a group, but are actually physiological in nature and health-inducing. Become a Duke today! |
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