Size DOES Matter -- the Size of your amygdala :)

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

Sweetpea · 12-29-2010, 03:11 AM

Then you can hardly see mine. I never understood that social networking thing.

Kingpool7 · 12-29-2010, 05:24 AM

How can I measure size of my amygdala?
Considering that I do not use facebook, twitter etc it has to be really small.
Question still remains, how small?

kennyc · 12-29-2010, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Then you can hardly see mine. I never understood that social networking thing.

I think I'm there too. ...

12-28-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 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

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12-29-2010, 03:11 AM	#2
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Then you can hardly see mine. I never understood that social networking thing.

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Kingpool7 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Device: Sony PRS-650	How can I measure size of my amygdala? Considering that I do not use facebook, twitter etc it has to be really small. Question still remains, how small?

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