Your brain being "in sync" with others may protect against trauma, new neuroscience research suggests

Your brain being "in sync" with others may protect against trauma, new neuroscience research suggests

The ability to synchronize brain activity with others may serve as a protective shield against the psychological fallout of trauma, according to new research. Individuals whose brains naturally aligned with a conversation partner’s brain showed fewer mental health symptoms following exposure to a terrorist attack, even when their exposure to danger was high. These findings were published in the journal Translational Psychiatry. Traumatic events …