The article discusses how researchers have identified regions (hotspots) in the brain which enhance pleasure when stimulated and how such hotspots may yield important information for treating depression and addiction. Topics include a distinction between hedonic hotspots and cognitive reward circuits and how the feeling of joy involves the interaction of higher brain regions receiving information from reward and pleasure circuits. Additional information is presented on how addiction may arise from the decoupling of hedonic and reward circuits.
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