Brain Snack: Social Connection Protects Against Cognitive Decline A new study shows that social connection boosts cognition in perimenopausal women

And yet more evidence for the power of connection:

"Social Connection Protects Against Cognitive Decline"

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#menopause #socialconnection #socialbrain #attachment #friendship

Jobb együtt, mint egyedül: Miért és hogyan okoznak a társas kapcsolatok örömet?
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#agykutatás #agyműködés #neurobiológia #tudományosblog #szürkeállomány #agykérdések #boldogság #socialbrain #társasagy #társaskapcsolatok #életminőség #szociálisháló

The Tolerant Brain: What Macaque Amygdalae Tell Us About the Evolution of Social Life A new study scanned the brains of 12 macaque species and found that tolerance, not aggression, predicts amygdala size — and the developmental story is stranger than expected.

New research scanned brains across 12 macaque species and found tolerant societies — not aggressive ones — predict larger amygdalae, with inverted developmental trajectories that flip the standard primate pattern. #Primatology #BrainEvolution #SocialBrain www.primatology.net/p/the-tolera...

Inside the Brain: The Neural Dance of Thinking, Feeling, and Connecting

#Neuroscience #SocialBrain #TheoryOfMind #Empathy #BrainScience #MindAndEmotion #NeuralNetworks #SelfAwareness #SocialCognition #BrainTips

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🧠Which brain regions control how we connect with others? The answer is... complex.
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#SocialBrain #Neuroscience

Dr. Mendoza @raymundobaez.bsky.social, neuroscientist at the German Primate Center, explains how brain damage can drastically alter social behavior.
#Amygdala #SocialBrain #Neuroscience

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Inside the Mind: Exploring the Brain’s Decision-Making Hub

#BrainScience #Neuroscience #PrefrontalCortex #LimbicSystem #NeuralNetworks #MentalHealth #Cognition #Emotion #BrainConnectivity #Neuroplasticity #StressResilience #SocialBrain #BrainResearch

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How Respectful Deliberation Enhances Brain Health and Well-Being

#SocialBrain #MentalHealthMatters #CommunityWellbeing #EthicalDialogue #Neuroscience #Psychology #MentalHealth #CommunityHealing #Neurobiology #ConversationForHealth #Resilience #BrainHealth

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📣 Join the first edition of the Social & Moral Brain Seminar – Emotions, Others & Morality
📍 Ghent | 🗓️ Oct 16–17, 2025
🧠 Keynotes, talks, posters
📌 Abstract deadline: May 19
Submit: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org

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Your Sunday Brain Mix: Building Cognitive Maps, Your Social Brain, and on Being Ignored or Gossiped About Today I’ll focus on some new research with a new way to think of brain regions - specifically the hippocampus which has now been shown to be important in functions that we do not normally associate…

Some fascinating research to report on today:
- Your brain and mapping action
- Your brain and positive or negative social experiences
- Do you prefer being ignored or gossiped about?

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#brain #neuroscience #socialbrain #neuroleadership

Research Hit: Humans are Better than AI at Reading the Room AI is terrible at predicting what is happening - in contrast to human beings.

Well, there's something that us human beings are still way better at than AI:

Research Hit: Humans are Better than AI at Reading the Room

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#AI #artificialintelligence #humanbehavior #prediction #socialbrain #brain

Research Hit: A Brain Region For Generosity Region deep in the brain shown to modulate generosity to others

Research Hit: A Brain Region For Generosity

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#altruism #socialbrain #brain #neuroscience #psychology

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Lips are a hotspot in social signaling. When enhanced with lipstick, they activate brain regions linked to reward, attention, and social cognition. Your brain sees beauty—and reacts fast.
#NeuroAesthetics #FacialPerception #SocialBrain #CosmeticsResearch

Weekly Roundup: Nature Lowers Pain in the Brain, Parenthood Keeps the Brain Young, Changing Positive Memories, and more on the Social Brain Weekly roundup of all things the brain and human behaviour

Last week's roundup:
- #Nature Lowers #Pain in the #Brain
- #Parenthood Keeps the Brain Young
- Changing Positive Memories
- More on the #Social Brain

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#neuroscience #socialbrain

9️⃣ Rituals, symbols, and narratives activate brain circuits tied to empathy and memory, embedding national identity deeply within our collective psyche.
#EmotionalNation #SocialBrain

Research Hit: Cooperation Increases with Group Size and We May Punish People Less than Previously Thought New research adds more nuance to how human beings collaborate - but note that collaboration seems to be the default

Well, we are naturally cooperative, we should know that - and especially in large groups:

"Cooperation Increases with Group Size and We May Punish People Less than Previously Thought"

#cooperation #socialbrain #neuroscience

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Research Hit: The Part of the Brain for Helping Others Research in brain damaged patients highlight how a region of the brain is important for helping others

"The Part of the Brain for Helping Others"

These researchers looked at those with brain damage to a region of the brain and willingness to help others.

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#brain #decisionmaking #socialbrain #altruism

Research Hit: Can Cuddling Improve Your Memory? Oxytocin - the "cuddle hormone" - has been shown to improve memory.

Here's a nice one:

"Can Cuddling Improve Your Memory?"

...and the answer is, of course...

https://buff.ly/3UkU4nu

#memory #learning #brain #science #neuroscience #socialbrain

Hi world ~

(and clearly I'm not an early adopter of new technology...)

But glad I'm finally here!

#ComputationalPsychiatry
#MentalHealth
#SocialBrain
#Beliefs
#SinaiCCP

90% off Kindle edtn of great book abt why our brains are wired to connect. #socialbrain