Today’s Solutions: May 18, 2026

Everyone wants to be happy and it’s long been the ultimate goal for humans. Now scientists believe they have found the region in the brain that is responsible for controlling these feelings. Researches at Kyoto University have narrowed their search into happiness, by looking at the neural structures that cause people to be happy. The research has been led by Wataru Sato, who thinks he has found the answer as to what makes us happy,…

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