Envy and Schadenfreude in the brain.
Takahasi et al. show that experiencing envy at another person's success activates pain-related neural circuitry, whereas experiencing schadenfreude--delight at someone else's misfortune--activates reward-related neural circuitry. (Deric Bownds' MindBlog)
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