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• Study: Amygdala encodes 'cooties' and 'crushes' in the developing brain

  Apr 9, 2015 2:45 pm by Diana Yates, Life Sciences EditorResearch
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  Illinois scientists have found a signal in the brain that reflects young children’s aversion to members of the opposite sex (the “cooties” effect) and also their growing interest in opposite-sex peers as they enter puberty.

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