http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/ Tue, 22 May 2012 20:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-994037 Links for 13th February 2009 | Velcro City Tourist Board Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:12:40 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-994037 [...] Brain thinks ‘your pain, my gain’ (and vice versa) [...] [...] Brain thinks ‘your pain, my gain’ (and vice versa) [...]

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-358941 5 Scientific Reasons People Act Like Assholes | Cracked.com Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:01:04 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-358941 [...] studies are being conducted in Japan, focusing on the areas of the brain responsible for both envy and schadenfreude. Japanese scientists are scanning  groups of students with an MRI machine [...]

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-346666 danirrrr Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:06:53 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-346666 It makes sense with this study that the "hero's journey" structure of movies and books is enjoyable for us, as in a way it's a series of misfortunes and problems the hero suffers until reward finally comes. It makes sense with this study that the "hero's journey" structure of movies and books is enjoyable for us, as in a way it's a series of misfortunes and problems the hero suffers until reward finally comes.

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-345839 Apple Otaku Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:18:58 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-345839 So that's why those Batsu game antics on Japanese TV are so popular? So that's why those Batsu game antics on Japanese TV are so popular?

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-344729 Timothy Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:16:40 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/02/brain-thinks-your-pain-my-gain-and-vice-versa/#comment-344729 Makes sense. Envy is pretty painful. And who has never felt good about gaining from other peoples' misfortune? Not saying that I, or anyone else, is deliberately mean or anything. It's just normal. Makes sense. Envy is pretty painful. And who has never felt good about gaining from other peoples' misfortune? Not saying that I, or anyone else, is deliberately mean or anything. It's just normal.

]]>