AndyHabMar 20

And yet more evidence for the power of connection:

"Social Connection Protects Against Cognitive Decline"

https://open.substack.com/pub/leadingbrainsreview/p/brain-snack-social-connection-protects?r=59dsl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#menopause #socialconnection #socialbrain #attachment #friendship

Brain Snack: Social Connection Protects Against Cognitive Decline

A new study shows that social connection boosts cognition in perimenopausal women

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Primatology.netMar 3
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 https://www.primatology.net/p/the-tolerant-brain-what-macaque-amygdalae
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.

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CITO GreenhouseAug 13, 2025

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

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

https://youtube.com/shorts/F9wZ8ziHRl8?feature=share

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CITO GreenhouseJun 25, 2025

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

#BrainScience #Neuroscience #PrefrontalCortex #LimbicSystem #NeuralNetworks #MentalHealth #Cognition #Emotion #BrainConnectivity #Neuroplasticity #MindAndBody #SelfAwareness #BrainFunction #StressResilience #SocialBrain #BrainResearch #InnerWorld #BrainMechanisms #HealthyBrain

https://youtube.com/shorts/xzxdXP1li-I?feature=share

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CITO GreenhouseJun 13, 2025

How Respectful Deliberation Enhances Brain Health and Well-Being

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

https://youtube.com/shorts/z-PQP6TP6uc?feature=share

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Spencer WatersNov 13, 2023
Society for Neuroscience Nanosymposium on the Circuitry and Neural Mechanisms for Social Behavior was a success! 🧠
I'm glad to have such amazing mentors at Georgetown University. (Special thanks to Carleigh for helping analyze behavior & for taking photos of my talk!)
#sfn #societyforneuroscience #research #socialbrain
AndyHabNov 8, 2023
So, if you can, have a meeting with a real person in the real world - yes, I know virtual meetings are a godsend in many ways - but a useful reminder backed up with brain imaging data!
https://buff.ly/49uzmao
#meeting #zoom #virtualmeeting #socialbrain #brain
The Brain Activates Differently in Virtual Meetings

Virtual meetings generate different patterns in the brain compared to in-person meetings

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AndyHabSep 1, 2023
Nice to know that bats have social brains - but also important for our understanding of social brains in general:
https://open.substack.com/pub/leadingbrainsreview/p/surprising-discovery-on-the-social?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#brain #neuroscience #socialbrain #social
Surprising Discovery on the Social Brain

How bat's brains are wired for collective behaviour

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Lynn ChiuNov 18, 2022

Next #KLIColloquium with Isabella Sarto-Jackson on her new book: The Making and Breaking of Minds.

A #SocialBrain hypothesis with important implications for teenage and early adult education and policies. Neuroscientist ISJ has worked with multiple agencies to push for progress on this front.

Nov 24, 3pm (CET) #KLIAustria
#Hybrid #Zoom meeting

#Plasticity #Neuroscience #Brain #PhilosophyofCognitiveScience #PhilCogSci #PhilMind #CognitiveNeuroScience

https://vernonpress.com/book/387 #VernonPress