The article contributes to the conceptual studies of affective
factors in information seeking by examining Kuhlthau's information search
process model.
A single protein in the brain influences arousal of despair, according to new study in mice. Brain biopsies revealed that mice trying hardest to escape shocks had highest levels of delta-FosB - which may also help humans avoid hopelessness & helplessness.
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