Stories by Morten L. Kringelbach

Morten L. Kringelbach is director of Hedonia: TrygFonden Research Group at the University of Oxford and Aarhus University in Denmark. He serves on Scientific American's board of advisers.

Policy & Ethics

Election Aftermath: The Value of Compassion and Reason

The results of Tuesday's vote suggest that people no longer care about these virtues, but we must remember that they are essential American values

November 11, 2016 — Morten L. Kringelbach

Mental Health

New Pleasure Circuit Found in the Brain

A new understanding of how the brain generates pleasure could lead to better treatment of addiction and depression—and even to a new science of happiness

July 30, 2012 — Morten L. Kringelbach and Kent C. Berridge

Tech

Sparking Recovery with Brain "Pacemakers"

Applying electricity to the brain with deep-brain stimulation could ease Parkinson's disease, pain, depression and more

December 10, 2008 — Morten L. Kringelbach and Tipu Z. Aziz