Is Brain-to-Brain Synchronization the Source of Sociality?

Scientists Drove Mice to Bond by Zapping Their Brains With Light - The New York Times

Can we win another person’s love, friendship, and loyalty through brain synchronization? And if so, would the result be a dystopia or a utopia?

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LEDs were implanted in the brains of two mice that had been fighting each other, and light of the same wavelength was shone into them. The two mice then affectionately rubbed against each other’s bodies. It was a dramatic change. When light of different wavelengths was shone into the two mice, their relationship deteriorated again.

Is synchronization between brains the fundamental driving force behind social interaction? Could it also be related to mirror neurons? Perhaps our brains are synchronizing with one another without our even knowing it. With humans, this kind of experiment is still unthinkable. There’s a long way to go.

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