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Neuroanthropology, the new science on how social networks/connections impact our health

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Neuroanthropology is the study of culture and the brain. This field explores how new findings in the brain sciences help us understand the interactive effects of culture and biology on human development and behavior.

What I'm working on: Neuroanthropology,  the new science on how social networks, and their connections, impact our health.  I'm developing talks, and one on one health conversations, around this new area of health research.  We've always known, in the area of weight and food, that our immediate circle of connections influence our choices and decisions.  Researchers, Christakis, and Fowler take this to a bigger sociological, even generational perspective.

Read more about this interesting topic: 

Catching Happiness: Christakis and Fowler and the Social Contagion of Behaviors

 
Mike Waters TAC Health Promotion


 
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