Researchers have identified brain cells that are dedicated to measuring disappointment when rewards fall short. A mouse noses into a feeder, expects sugar water, and finds nothing. Somewhere in its brain, a cluster of cells lights up. Hit the same mouse with an unexpected puff of air a moment later, and those cells barely flicker. That contrast has a source in... [4571 chars]
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