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Dr Bappa Dittya Saha

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Your brain literally syncs with someone you love and that connection reduces pain. We often think of empathy as emotional. But neuroscience says — it’s electrical. A 2018 study published in PNAS found that when one partner experienced pain and the other held their hand, their brain waves started to synchronize. Using EEG hyperscanning, researchers observed that this “brain-to-brain coupling” wasn’t random - it increased precisely when the couple was touching and one was in pain. Even more fascinating: 🔹 The higher the synchrony, the lower the pain reported by the person in distress. 🔹 The empathic partner could more accurately sense their partner’s pain. This means empathy isn’t just a feeling - it’s a measurable, biological event. The human brain literally tunes itself to another person’s state. Touch becomes a medium of shared neural processing - aligning not just emotion, but physiology. And that’s a powerful reminder for everyone in healthcare, leadership, and life: Even in an age of digital interactions, our biology still depends on connection. Empathy isn’t a soft skill. It’s neural communication. Reference: Goldstein, P. et al. (2018). Brain-to-brain coupling during handholding is associated with pain reduction. PNAS. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1703643115 #CognitiveScience #SocialNeuroscience #Neurobiology #EmpathyResearch #HumanConnection #Leadership #HumanBehavior

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