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Because We Affect Each Other

Because We Affect Each Other

Challenges in relationship are inevitable. They arise between partners, family members, friends, colleagues, and within communities. They can even arise between strangers standing in line together at the grocery store. Wherever there is closeness, there will also be moments of friction, misunderstanding, disappointment, and hurt. This is not a sign that we are failing. It is part of being human together.

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When the Light Says Go

When the Light Says Go

Recent research in the field of error prediction has shown that when the brain encounters unexpected outcomes — when reality violates what we anticipated — it generates a “prediction error” signal. These signals, often associated with dopaminergic activity, are the brain’s way of flagging: something has changed; pay attention

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