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Being ‘on the same wavelength’: the neuroscience of social interaction

Being ‘on the same wavelength’: the neuroscience of social interaction

Located in the brain’s “mirror neurons” is the physiological mechanism for social interaction. Parts of our brains become active when we see something in motion, for example. ‘It seems we are not just observers of the social scene but that we automatically share the experiences and emotions of the people we are observing.’ That [...]