The mirror doesn’t amplify who you are. It amplifies what you’re looking for
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The mirror does not amplify who you are. It amplifies what you are already looking for. It supplies visual input that can engage mirror neurons, the insula, and prefrontal control — or, under prolonged close scrutiny, the amygdala and default-mode…
Dopamine’s role in fear extinction is more precise than we thought
A mouse study published in PNAS and reported by MIT’s Picower Institute shows how one dopamine pathway helps the brain learn that a once-dangerous place is now safe. The finding is causal, not just correlational, but it should not be mistaken for a…