Social Intelligence

amygdala acts as a radar for the brain, calling attention to whatever might be new, puzzling, or important to learn more about.

instinctively become more attentive to the faces of the people around us, searching for smiles or frowns that give us a better sense of how to interpret signs of danger or that might signal someone’s intentions.2

as we confront someone’s anger, our brain automatically scans to see if it signals some further danger.