Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Brain Network Differences Reflect Divisions in Social Status: Study

A new Oxford University study has shown that life at opposite ends of primate social hierarchies is linked to specific brain networks. The importance of social rank is something we all learn at an early age. In non-human primates, social dominance influences access to food and mates. In humans, social hierarchies influence our performance everywhere from school to the workplace and have a direct influence on our well-being and mental health. Life on the lowest ...

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