Our neurons like mediation.

“When couples argue, mediation by a third party 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 main conclusion of a study carried out by scientists from the University of Geneva and published in the journal Cortex.“

“Couples who received mediation reported higher satisfaction than non-mediated couples at the end of the conflict. Heightened activation in the reward circuit of the brain was also identified in the mediation group compared to the control non-mediation group.”

“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.”

The full article can be found here.