Conversation
Why Is Our Brain Social? A Conversation with Abdolrahman Najlerahim
This conversation explores the social nature of the human brain and its role in empathy, emotion, evolution, and collective life. Abdolrahman Najlerahim examines the link between the brain, body, society, and culture from a neuroscientific perspective.
About this video
The human brain is not merely a center for individual information processing; from the beginning of its development and throughout evolution, it is shaped by connection, emotion, imitation, empathy, and collective existence. Held on the occasion of Brain Awareness Week, this conversation addresses the question of why and how our brain has a social nature.
In conversation with Mehrsa Shar-e-Eslam, Abdolrahman Najlerahim discusses the importance of understanding the brain, the possibility of speaking of other "brains" in the body, mirror neurons, the social-emotional brain, social life in the fetal period, the mind-body relationship, and the management of empathy. The program also touches on topics such as COVID-19, technology, respect for nature, the commodification of science, and the relationship between criticism and creativity.
This conversation is significant for those interested in science, psychology, cognitive sciences, and the relationship of the brain with culture and society, as it demonstrates that understanding the human being will remain incomplete without considering the brain's social, emotional, and bodily connections.
