FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 2, 2020·4 min readDoll Play Activates Brain Regions Associated With Empathy and Social SkillsPlaying with dolls as a small child helps develop social skills and empathy. Doll play activates the posterior superior temporal sulcus, an area of the brain associated with social processing and behaviors.Read More
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