Often, neuromarketing and neuroeconomic research seems to mostly confirm what we already knew, but a study at the University of Oregon produced results that are counter to what one might expect: rather than activating pain centers in the brain, paying taxes activates reward centers – the same areas of the brain that fire in response [...]
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[photopress:foot_solutions.jpg,thumb,alignleft]Do you think there’s something wrong with this promo? It’s a milk chocolate circle, originally wrapped in gold foil, embossed with the firm’s name, “Foot Solutions,” and the image of a foot, toes and all. In Product Contagion, I reported on research that showed mere proximity of “disgusting” items like lard and cat litter can [...]
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