Here are my ResearchBlogging Editor's Selections for this week:
- Which conflicts consume couples the most? eHarmony Labs has some answers.
- Neurocritic has some issues with a recent paper describing differences in brain activation in omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans. Is it really a case of Amygdala Vegetariana?
- Is junk food addictive? Another blog, Highlight Health, examines this study.
- How does alcohol affect teenage brains? Are there correlations between availability and violence? Scepticon explores these questions.
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