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Our brains sculpt each other. So why do we study them in isolation?

Minds may best be understood as they exist, in social settings

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HEADS TOGETHER  When two people interact, their minds may create something greater than the sum of the parts, social neuroscientist Thalia Wheatley suspects.    

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

Brains have long been star subjects for neuroscientists. But the typical “brain in a jar” experiments that focus on one subject in isolation may be missing a huge part of what makes us human — our social ties.