Could sagacity might have a neurobiological basis? In a new article, psychiatry experts attempt to identify the central, unifying elements that define wisdom. Compassion. Self-understanding. Morality.

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Researchers have compiled the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom -- once the sole province of religion and philosophy. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of ...

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