# Jim Coan – Our Social Baseline

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Podcast: [Mind & Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422)
Published: 2024-12-12T09:14:00+00:00
Episode link: https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/jim-coan-%e2%80%93-our-social-baseline/
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## Resource

In this episode, Wendy speaks with psychologist and affective neuroscientist Jim Coan. Jim is a leading researcher on how social connection impacts our minds, brains, and bodies, and he's also pushing the boundaries of impactful science communication. This conversation covers many topics, including: studying relationships and emotions in the brain; how a confusing research finding changed his career; how holding hands impacts our bodies and minds; understanding energy regulation and prediction; social baseline theory; the prefrontal cortex and self-regulation; implications for the default mode network; social support as energetic resources for the body; effects of hand holding on pain processing; introversion and social support; the two things all his students must memorize; the costs and benefits of social interactions; implications for loss of relationship; sense of self, belonging, and the importance of supporting others; communicating science through comics; and surviving—even flourishing—through climate change. Full show notes and resources

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