When couples argue, mediation improves the outcome of the confrontation. But that’s not all: mediation is also linked to heightened activity in key regions of the brain belonging to the reward circuit. This is the first time that a controlled, randomized study has succeeded in demonstrating the advantages of mediation for couple conflicts and identifying a related biological signature.
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PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackThe semester has just started at USC Gould School of Law where I am teaching ADR Ethics. One of our recent classes focused on...
By Phyllis PollackThis is a revised version of an article that was previously published in "Peripheral Visions," Mediation News, Vol.18, No.32, Summer 1999. Academy of Family Mediators. The recent events in Littleton,...
By Robert BenjaminIn the U.S., thousands of graduate school applicants sit each year for one or more of the standardized tests that most universities require as part of their admissions process. One...
By Diane J. Levin