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Researchers force two mice to hang out and induce FOMO in a third

Taking advantage of work done in miniaturizing the optogenetic hardware, researchers have now used optogenetics to alter the activity in parts of the brain that influence social interactions in mice. And they’ve exerted a disturbing level of control over the way the mice interact. 

Synchronized activity between brains seems to be the key to socializing.