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How your brain makes articles go viral

Activity in the self-related, mentalizing, and positive valuation regions of the brain combine unconsciously in our thoughts to determine what we want to read and share, such that brain scans from a small group of people can predict large-scale virality

Eurek AlertIt is a question that has mystified countless people: Why does one article spread like wildfire through social media and another — seemingly similar — doesn’t?

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