A Fair Share's Brain Reward [60-Second Science]

Podcast Transcript: But mommmm, that’s not fair! Sound familiar? Even as children, we hate getting gypped, whether it’s fewer slices of pizza or lousy presents from Santa. More surprisingly, though, a team of neuroscientists at UCLA recently concluded that getting a fair deal feels good, because it activates the brain’s reward circuitry, just like lottery money and cocaine.  [More]