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Positive words: the glue to social interaction

Positive words: the glue to social interaction | Science News | Scoop.it

Scientists at ETH Zurich have studied the use of language, finding that words with a positive emotional content are more frequently used in written communication. This result supports the theory that social relations are enhanced by a positive bias in human communication.

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Even unconsciously, sound helps us see

Even unconsciously, sound helps us see | Science News | Scoop.it

“If we think of the perceptual system as a democracy where each sense is like a person casting a vote and all votes are counted (albeit with different weights) to reach a decision, what our study shows is that the voters talk to one another and influence one another even before each casts a vote.”

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