The contrast of winning and losing in the “good Fanatic brain.” (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

The contrast of winning and losing in the “good Fanatic brain.”

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The contrast of winning and losing in the “good Fanatic brain.” It shows in warm colors the activity related to a significant winning. The blue scale represents the activation related to a significant loss, this pattern is congruent with the Mentalization Network, which suggests a rationalization process of the pain evoked by the losing scenario.

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RSNA/Francisco Zamorano Mendieta, Ph.D.

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