Price, Pleasure and the Power of Suggestion
Posted: Jan 15, 2008 12:32pm ET
In a scientific study just reported, Caltech researchers measured brain waves in 21 test subjects as they sampled wines. The subjects' pleasure center got more excited when they thought they were drinking more expensive wines.
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