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The Neuroscience of Friendship

We all need friends. Deeper and more numerous friendships promote health, well-being, survival, and even financial success. By the same token, social exclusion and the loss of social partners result in feelings similar to physical pain. Impairments in the ability or...

Friends matter to teenagers. A LOT. 8/9

Just what IS going on in the teen brain? Join Abigail Baird, PhD (Vassar) as she shares how the neurological growth spurt of adolescence dictates how we learn to consolidate, generalize and then (at light speed) make use of our experiences to navigate our every day...

Dr. Michael Platt: The Neuroscience of Friendship promo

Dr. Michael Platt will headline MSF’s Distinguished Speaker Series on November 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Pearl Stable. He will also be the guest of honor at a ticketed luncheon, on Friendship and Your Brain, on November 13, 2019 at 11:30 am at The Argyle Club....

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