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How Small Talk Opens Up Deeper Connections

How Small Talk Opens Up Deeper Connections In an article for MSN, Emily Falk, Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, unpacks how small talk can spark deeper social bonds. Backed by neuroscience research, Falk explains how brief, everyday conversations help establish brain synchrony—laying…Read More

Adaptation and Resilience in Business: The 2024 Wharton Neuroscience Summit

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Adaptation and Resilience in Business: The 2024 Wharton Neuroscience Summit Michael Platt, Faculty Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative, presents at the 2024 Wharton Neuroscience Summit Wharton professor Michael Platt is using neuroscience to make the business case for better work culture. During his keynote speech at the 2024 Wharton…Read More

Great Minds Come Together at the 2023 Wharton Neuroscience Summit

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Great Minds Come Together at the 2023 Wharton Neuroscience Summit Michael Platt, Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative, provides opening remarks. On Friday, November 3, more than 100 attendees from industry and academia gathered on the eighth floor of Huntsman Hall at the Wharton School for the 2023 Wharton Neuroscience…Read More