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My best friend did the same and we have until this day, you would think we were 16 years old, stay up all night long, sometimes until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning texting each other. only time we have time to communicate, its like a sickness. >> night time texting not so smart. >> correct. >> everything in moderation may be good. we may be using phones to make us smarter but when we overuse something, even our phones, this can be a problem, when youre using it at night, the lights from the screen...

>> the odds of you standing there with the big check are just north of zero. so, why do we buy a ticket? >> are you ready. >> scott hotel is part of duke universitys neuroeconomics team, exploring among other things why smart people make foolish decisions with their money. >> people dont buy a lottery ticket just because they have a chance of winning. they will buy a ticket because over the next couple days it allows them to fantasize what they would do if they won the lottery. in a se...

Money, risk our money. everything because it shows whats happening right up here. in the mri, volunteers are presented with different choices. keep a small amount or risk it to win more. by changing the dollar amounts at risk and the dollar amounts that can be gained, scientists are able to see how different areas of the brain react as decisions are made. >> theres an area were very interested in called dorsal medial prefrontal cortex, the area in the middle, top and front of your brain, and tha...

♪ cant get enough love ♪ addicted to love truer words were never spoken. time for your "a.m. house call" this morning. they say breaking up is hard to do. how does your brain react to hearing this? things just arent working out. lets just be friends. it is not you. it is me. not that i have ever spoken those words before. a new study looks at what is going on in our brains, breakups that can turn violent, deadly. ellen fisher led the study. she joins us. good morning to you. >> good mornin...