A recent study conducted by the researchers of Boston University and Harvard University reports an amazing fact about the brain of social network users. According to this research, there is a correlation between the usage of social networks and complexity of social networks. Bigger the size of amygdala, the more complex the network.

The study was conducted on a group of 58 adults segregated on the basis of two factors (size and complexity). These include the number of people they were in regular contact with and number of social groups they can be divided into. The researchers also measured the volume of amygdala and hippocampus in each of the participants.

“To get along while getting ahead, it is necessary to learn who is who, who is friend and who is foe. It might be productive to form an alliance with certain group members in one context, but to outmaneuver them in another,” the researchers wrote in the report published in Nature.

The study came out with results about how our brain determines emotions and behavior. Although it could not reveal the causation, it suggested a link between the size of amygdala with increasing complexity of social networks. After this, scientists are also trying to find a woman with no amygdala and hence no fear. So, let’s wait for the results!