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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 [...]
Next Generation of Robotics From JAST

Next Generation of Robotics From JAST

For years now, scientists, engineers and some of the most brilliant minds on our planet have been working around the clock to achieve one of the ultimate goals of creating machines that would help us and work for us. Be it in the military, assembly lines or in operation rooms in a hospital, today’s robots are able to accomplish highly complex [...]