Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas: "n Our View: Philanthropy
Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:02 PM CST
Science shows doing good makes you feel good
Now that we know it feels good, let’s do it some more. It’s philanthropy, people—not what you may have thought initially.
It seems a valid study, brought to light by the National Institutes for Health, shows that giving—as in to churches or charity—affects the same part of the brain that evokes pleasurable responses stimulated by sex, drugs and money.
In short, we can get high on helping."
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