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Changing Your Mind Is a Brain Balancing Act, and New Research Shows What Can Throw It Off

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Changing Your Mind Is a Brain Balancing Act, and New Research Shows What Can Throw It Off. Researchers found that both underactive and overactive prefrontal circuits can disrupt reversal learning, but at distinct stages of adaptation.

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