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kennyc · 12-28-2010, 02:30 PM

Brain Volume Linked to Social Networking

By Yun Xie, Ars Technica

The size of your amygdala might indicate how large and complex your social network is. Amygdala volume has been connected to social network and behavior in past research, as scientists have found that nonhuman primate species with larger social groups tend to have greater amygdala volumes. Kevin Bickart and his coauthors took the next logical step and examined how amygdala volume varies in humans with different social networks. Their results appear in a recent issue of Nature Neuroscience

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...king-amygdala/

The source article:

http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/...l/nn.2724.html

12-28-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Size DOES Matter -- the Size of your amygdala :) Brain Volume Linked to Social Networking By Yun Xie, Ars Technica The size of your amygdala might indicate how large and complex your social network is. Amygdala volume has been connected to social network and behavior in past research, as scientists have found that nonhuman primate species with larger social groups tend to have greater amygdala volumes. Kevin Bickart and his coauthors took the next logical step and examined how amygdala volume varies in humans with different social networks. Their results appear in a recent issue of Nature Neuroscience http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...king-amygdala/ The source article: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/...l/nn.2724.html