There is a cluster of neurons in our brain critical for motivation, what if you could hack them to motivate yourself? Your whole mind is allowed to speak to a specific part of your brain in a way you never imagined before. Then you get feedback that helps you discover how to turn that part of the brain up or down. A paper published Thursday in the journal Neuron suggests that we can activate the region with a little bit of training. To read more on this interesting subject from Angus Chen, click here.

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