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Published online 10 June 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040607-5

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Brain learns like a robot

Scan shows how we form opinions.

Researchers may have pinpointed the brain regions that help us work out good from bad. And their results suggest that humans and robots are more alike than we may care to admit, as both use similar strategies to make value judgements.

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