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Pozner on Cross: Neural Coupling
How Chapters Allow Jurors to Experience the Dominant Emotion of the Defense
As a person tells a story, the listener’s brain waves synchronize with those of the storyteller. Storytelling activates the part of the brain that predicts motivations, emotions, and beliefs about other people. Chapters allow jurors to experience the dominant emotion of the defense.