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Collaborative drawing offers new insights into how strangers become friends

Two studies conducted at ETH Zurich examined how brain activity changes when younger and older adults engage in collaborative drawing over several weeks.

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Two studies conducted at ETH Zurich examined how brain activity changes when younger and older adults engage in collaborative drawing over several weeks. Participants grew closer socially during the sessions, yet the researchers found that the similarity of their neural patterns did not consistently increase as they became more acquainted. The findings challenge the common assumption that interpersonal closeness leads to more aligned brain activity.

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