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Emotions can be defined by their intensity and pleasantness. A new fMRI study reports that these two attributes are processed independently by different brain regions.

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Figure 1: Dissociable brain regions coding for intensity and valence of emotional reactions to odors.

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Hamann, S. Nosing in on the emotional brain. Nat Neurosci 6, 106–108 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0203-106

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