Cross-generational friendships reshape brain synchrony in unexpected ways
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A new study shows that the brains of young and old synchronize differently in joint activities than those of peers.
The results of the study showed an unexpected age difference.
Cross-generational friendships reshape brain synchrony in unexpected ways
The closer two people grow, the more alike their brains work– or so the assumption goes. Two ETH Zurich studies challenge this idea by examining the brain activity of younger and older adults who drew together over several weeks.
When people of different generations create together, brain activity changes
When people of different generations create art together, their brains initially show more synchrony, and the synchrony can predict feelings of loneliness or social connection, according to a study published Aug. 20 in the journal PLOS Biology by Ryssa Moffat from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and colleagues.
Brain Research Reveals How Strangers Become Friends
What happens inside the brain when two strangers begin creating something together? A new study from ETH Zurich suggests that the answer is more complex than the popular idea that people who grow closer must eventually develop increasingly similar brain activity. Over six weeks, researchers followed 61 pairs as they met repeatedly to draw together, tracking not only how their social connection changed but also how their brains interacted in real…
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