Social Rank Dynamics
Kay discusses how the brain, particularly the amygdala, responds to social rank, highlighting the heightened attention subordinates pay to dominant figures. Through a fascinating example involving Barack Obama, the complexities of identity versus rank neurons are explored. Ongoing research aims to uncover how animals adapt to new hierarchies, revealing that the time it takes to establish dominance varies across different ranks.In this clip
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