The Self and the Other
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The Self and the Other
Where do I end and you begin?
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Originally published in VQR, DRAWING IT OUT / Summer 2022
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Beckes, L., Coan, J. A., & Hasselmo, K. (2013). Familiarity promotes the blurring of self and other in the neural representation of threat. Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, 8(6), 670–677. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss046
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Great stuff. I definitely think longtime couples or friendships even create a kind of shared consciousness. It can be difficult to determine whose thoughts are whose and where did that thought originate? Its when you start dressing alike that you need to be aware and make corrections.
💥🙉💥 Wild mind bending stuff jim! I need to spend some more time with this.