Although they " were expecting to see activity in the brain's reward centers ", based on the idea that " people perform altruistic acts because they feel good about it ", what they found was that " another part of the brain was also involved, and it was quite sensitive to the difference between doing something for personal gain and doing it for someone else's gain ".

Although the additives used have made cyanine more stable, it is still the most sensitive of the dyes in UV rays ( showing signs of degradation within a week of direct sunlight exposure ).

Although MICAS is more sensitive, its field-of-view is an order of magnitude smaller, creating a greater information processing burden.

Although the political and linguistic divisions between the two groups have blurred considerably, the political issues surrounding Taiwanese have been more controversial and sensitive than for other variants of Chinese.

Although seen as cute and funny in their time, the Alice Comedies contain content which might be considered surprising and somewhat harsh today by sensitive viewers.

Although the occupation often remains a sensitive subject in the twenty-first century, contrary to some interpretations the French as a whole have acknowledged their past and no longer deny their conduct during the war.

Although hair, dander, and saliva can be minimized, they are still present and can stick to " clothes and the carpets and furnishings in your home "; inhaling the allergens, or being licked by the dog, can trigger a reaction in a sensitive person.

Although he becomes close friends with one seasoned and sensitive seaman, Frenchy ( Richard Attenborough ), most of the other members of the crew see Holman's attitude as a threat to their cushy arrangement, and accuse him of being a Jonah.

Although widely condemned by many across the country for playing politics with sensitive issues, the BJP won the support of millions of conservative Hindus, as well as national prominence.

Although the government does not have the physical resources to monitor all Internet chat rooms and forums, the threat of being shut down has caused Internet content providers to employ internal staff, colloquially known as " big mamas ", who stop and remove forum comments which may be politically sensitive.

Although he was pessimistic, those who knew him considered him an extremely sensitive person.

Although invisible to the naked eye, the dot produced by this laser mouse is captured as the color purple because CCDs are sensitive to a broader light wavelength range than the human eye.

Although buoyed up by the sensitive support of his wife and family, as he later confessed, " I often felt that I would be better dead ".

Although aphasiology is the historical core of neurolinguistics, in recent years the field has broadened considerably, thanks in part to the emergence of new brain imaging technologies ( such as PET and fMRI ) and time-sensitive electrophysiological techniques ( EEG and MEG ), which can highlight patterns of brain activation as people engage in various language tasks ; electrophysiological techniques, in particular, emerged as a viable method for the study of language in 1980 with the discovery of the N400, a brain response shown to be sensitive to semantic issues in language comprehension.

Although extremely popular, the huts are also controversial, facilitating thousands of hikers entering the back woods and environmentally sensitive areas above tree line.

Although spiritual direction is not necessarily connected with the sacrament, the sacrament of penance has throughout the centuries been one of its main settings, enabling the Christian to become sensitive to God's presence, deepen the personal relationship with Christ and attend to the action of the Spirit in one's life.

Although the pain is not long-lasting, it can be intense, particularly in more sensitive areas.

Although most Vibrio species are sensitive to antibiotics such as doxycycline or quinolones, antibiotic therapy does not shorten the course of the illness or the duration of pathogen excretion.

Although this circuit has good regulation, it is still sensitive to the load and supply variation.

Although starfish do not have many well-defined sensory inputs, they are sensitive to touch, light, temperature, orientation, and the status of water around them.

Although α receptors are less sensitive to epinephrine, when activated, they override the vasodilation mediated by β-adrenoreceptors.

Although more cautious than People's Daily in its treatment of sensitive topics during that period — such as how to commemorate reformist Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang's April 1989 death, the then ongoing demonstrations in Beijing and elsewhere, and basic questions of press freedom and individual rights — Xinhua gave some favorable coverage to demonstrators and intellectuals who were questioning top party leaders.

Although more cautious than People's Daily in its treatment of sensitive topics during that period – such as how to commemorate reformist Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang's April 1989 death, the then ongoing demonstrations in Beijing and elsewhere, and basic questions of press freedom and individual rights – Xinhua gave some favorable coverage to demonstrators and intellectuals who were questioning top party leaders.

Although EM conductivity instruments are generally less sensitive than resistance meters to the same phenomena, they do have a number of unique properties.

Although integration is the primary purpose of these organizations, they also serve as forums in which Brazil can exercise its leadership and develop consensus around its positions on regional and global issues.

Although the more radical consequences of the global communication network predicted by some cyberspace proponents ( i. e. the diminishing of state influence envisioned by John Perry Barlow ) failed to materialize and the word lost some of its novelty appeal, it remains current as of 2006.

Although rooted in Islam, the movement's pioneers have also utilised secular and European or non-Muslim feminist discourses and recognise the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement.

Although these agencies are ' global ' in the sense of their activities, they each retain significant associations with particular nations, namely France ( AFP ), the United States ( AP ) and the United Kingdom ( Reuters ).

Although Macau was hit hard by the 1997 – 98 Asian financial crisis and the global downturn in 2001, its economy grew approximately 13. 1 % annually on average between 2001 and 2006.

Although most of Nepal's military equipment are imports from neighboring India or the People's Republic of China, Nepal has received 20, 000 M-16 rifles, as well as night vision equipment from the United States to assist ongoing efforts in the post-September 11 global War on Terror campaign.

Although growth slowed to 2. 4 % in the first half of 2009, due to the global economic downturn, it is expected to improve in 2010 and is still one of the most positive growth rates in the region.

Although the territory within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's boundaries is largely arid desert or rocky infertile terrain – home for much of its history to tribal nomadic societies with only rudimentary state structures – it has twice in world history had a global impact.

Although the use of global sources in the supply chain of organizations can be traced back several decades ( e. g., in the oil industry ), it was not until the late 1980s that a considerable number of organizations started to integrate global sources into their core business.

Although the global financial crisis from 2007 to 2010 affected sales and exports, the industry has rebounded with companies posting record profits for 2010.

Although WHO dropped its commitment to a global malaria eradication campaign in the 1970s as too ambitious, it retains a strong commitment to malaria control.

Although it is reasonable that global warming may affect trends in tornado activity, any such effect is not yet identifiable due to the complexity, local nature of the storms, and database quality issues.

Although 3G ALE is more reliable and has significantly enhanced channel-time efficiency, the existence of a large installed base of 2G ALE radio systems and the wide availability of moderately priced ( often military surplus ) equipment, has made 2G the baseline standard for global interoperability.

Although the local distribution of clouds can be significantly influenced by topography, the global prevalence of cloud cover tends to vary more by latitude.

Although not as complex as other measures, and now essentially replaced by the Human Development Index, the PQLI is notable for Morris's attempt to show a " less fatalistic pessimistic picture " by focussing on three areas where global quality of life was generally improving at the time, and ignoring Gross National Product and other possible indicators that were not improving.

" Although many lives could be saved through dramatic action, it was already too late to prevent a substantial increase in the global death rate.

Although some industries are global competitors, such as several iron and steel works, chemical plants and oil corporations that are large industrial enterprises employing thousands of people, most industrial and commercial enterprises in Austria are relatively small on an international scale.

Although aerosol particles are generally associated with a global cooling effect, recent studies have shown that they can actually have a warming effect in certain regions such as the Himalayas.

Although concerned with research into military psychology, and particularly combat stress and how it affect troop morale, often the bulk of military science activities is directed at the military intelligence technology, military communications and improving military capability through research, design, development and prototyping of weapons, military support equipment, and military technology in general that includes everything from global communication networks and aircraft carriers to paint and food.

Although global population trends have not been quantified, the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and for these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Although the term has come to prominence through its use by participants in the global justice / anti-globalization movement of the 1990s onwards, the word has been used for at least 60 years ; for instance Martin Buber's 1949 book ' Paths in Utopia ' includes the line ' Power abdicates only under counter-power '.

Although this technique is computationally expensive, its guarantee of a global optimum solution is useful in cases where only a few sequences need to be aligned accurately.

Although Haplogroup K is common throughout western Eurasia, " the observed global pattern of distribution renders very unlikely the possibility that the four aforementioned founder lineages entered the Ashkenazi mtDNA pool via gene flow from a European host population: