Arguments between couples: Our neurons like mediation
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 20:51
in Psychology & Sociology
When couples argue, mediation improves the outcome of the confrontation. But that's not all: mediation is also linked to heightened activity in key regions of the brain belonging to the reward circuit. This is the first time that a controlled, randomized study has succeeded in demonstrating the advantages of mediation for couple conflicts and identifying a related biological signature.