ThinkerBrain (IMAGE)

Duke University

ThinkerBrain

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The Thinker by Auguste Rodin may have had a sunnier disposition if he had been working math problems. An overlay of an MRI shows the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DL-PFC) of the brain that is engaged in doing cold calculations and dealing with hot emotions.

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Annchen R. Knodt

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