The Spaces Between Us: A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature

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By Michael S.A. Graziano ’89

Published Feb. 19, 2018

Michael Graziano ’89, a neuroscience professor at Princeton, explains that every person has a bubble of space around them — personal space — that can grow or shrink based on our emotional state. In The Spaces Between Us (Oxford University Press) he argues that personal space influences facial expressions and affects interactions with everyday objects.

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