Word Magic: The Hidden Neuroscience of Influence— Explore how language influences the brain beyond customer service. Learn the neuroscience of phrasing, framing, and trust—and how your words shape what others feel, think, and do.

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To mark the completion of my textbook, The Neuroscience of Language, I'll be posting some tidbits from my book over the coming months. Some will be languagey and some will be little rabbit holes that distracted me along the way. Enjoy!

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http://jonathanpeelle.net/the-neuroscience-of-language

I've always appreciated the "speech chain" as a way to frame communication. I like that it explicitly includes an acoustic signal 👂 (which can be degraded) and feedback to the speaker. And brains. 🧠

So, this is the first figure in my book, and informs the rest. 🧵

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