Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections: The Social Synapse

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Humans work together on enormous scales to build complex tools as large as cities and create social networks that span the globe. What is the key to our success? This program examines the development of the human brain — and the brains of other animals — asking how neurons orchestrate communal behavior and guide group interactions, demonstrating how our social nature is key to our humanity. PARTICIPANTS: Louise Barrett, Agustín Fuentes, Kevin Laland, Kevin Ochsner, Dietrich Stout MODERATOR: John Donvan Original program date: JUNE 2, 2017 WATCH THE LIVE Q&A WITH LOUSIE BARRETT: MORE INFO ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPANTS: This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation. - Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF - Visit our Website: