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The neuroscience of narcissism and why Henry VIII couldn't say 'Queen'
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The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, an area in the brain involved in creating our perception of pain, lit up much more strongly during experiments on the brains of people who are high in narcissism in an MRI scanner. The researchers also sought to understand why King Henry VIII couldn't say 'Queen' by considering his religious beliefs and perception of women at that time.

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