Craving Love? Enduring Grief Activates Brain's Reward Center

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A paper by Mary-Frances O'Connor and colleagues demonstrating that grief, particularly complicated grief, activates reward centers in the brain, indicating a state of yearning rather than just sadness.

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The Science & Process of Healing From Grief

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A paper by Mary-Frances O'Connor and colleagues demonstrating that grief, particularly complicated grief, activates reward centers in the brain, indicating a state of yearning rather than just sadness.