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The Neuroscience of Trust

Oxytocin, the caudate nucleus and social prediction: how the brain calculates trustworthiness and why trust is the foundation of every human relationship

The Neuroscience of Trust

1,079-word article with 10 Harvard references.

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Trust is not a leap of faith. It is a neural computation, a continuous, probabilistic assessment of whether another person is likely to act in your interests. This article explores how the brain builds, maintains, and repairs trust, why betrayal is neurologically devastating, and what neuroscience reveals about the biological foundations of social cooperation.

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