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A neurological foundation for peaceful negotiations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2024

Frederick L. Coolidge Open the ORCID record for Frederick L. Coolidge [Opens in a new window]
Frederick L. Coolidge*
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Psychology Department, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA fcoolidg@uccs.edu https://psychology.uccs.edu/fred-coolidge
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Abstract

Glowacki explored the conditions required for peace and argued its preconditions arose only within the last 100,000 years. The present commentary addresses some major brain changes that occurred only in Homo sapiens within that period of time and the verbal and nonverbal cognitive sequelae of those neurological changes that may have aided the diplomatic negotiations required for peaceful solutions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e6
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