Scientists who study awe have also found that it alters the way we regard other people. Brain scans of people who are experiencing awe find that the region of the brain that contributes to our sense of occupying and orienting ourselves in space becomes less active. This diminished activity would seem to underlie the feeling we have when awestruck that the boundaries between ourselves and others have become more permeable, that we are part of a larger, connected whole. In behavioral terms, people act more prosocially and more altruistically following an experience of awe. They share and
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