Brain scans offer a peek inside the minds of football supporters

Researchers at the Clínica Alemana de Santiago in Chile scanned soccer fans' brains.

When their team lost, a network of brain areas involved in mentalization became more active - s the Clínica Alemana de Santiago to m Chile ense of what just happened.

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