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magine the mini-drama that unfolds when you encounter

Ianother person.

If we catch this event on camera, or simply watch from a dis-
tance, we’ll see a new person-to-person loop take shape.

This one follows immediately after the mirror neuron
exchange that fired between the two of you. But this new
loop has thought behind it. Conscious intent.

Opening scene: In a flash, your thinking brain sizes up the
social landscape, charts your course, and sends you into an
Action-Reaction Behavior Cycle. This cycle develops out of
two simple decisions facing you and the other person. But

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