When brains share the same wavelength

This very eye-opening article explains how people can actually connect on another level....with their brainwaves. This article tracked 12 seniors in high school and their science teacher and their engagement with the material and how in sync they were with the teacher and their peers. The students and teacher wore portable EEGs and answered questionnaires.

"If you pay more attention, you're more in sync,” they observed.

“I'm personally intrigued by the finding that personality effects synchrony with the people around you as well,” says Dikker. “If you're a person who likes to be in groups in general, then you're going to be more in sync with the people around you.” Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-sitting-through-same-class-gets-your-brains-same-wavelength-180963075/#ocKCRgo7KAUQ4R5H.99 Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter