Alexandra Difeliceantonio

Scientists have traced the lure of chocolate to a part of the brain called neostriatum, and its production of a natural, opium-like chemical, enkephalin.The findings reveal a surprising extension of the neostriatum's role, as Alexandra ...

Though not many may find it easy to avoid biting into a chocolate, a study has found chocolates cause an effect on the brain similar to that of opium.Findings of the research by Alexandra DiFeliceantonio ...