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1. Crystallization Of Periphery

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   Biological and Neural Correlates
   In neurobiology, CoP describes the transition of highly plastic synaptic margins into fixed, low-variability connections—the stabilization of established memory pathways beyond the normal plasticity window. When the Crystallization Index ($C_i$) in cortical tissue exceeds $0.85$, individuals often report a subjective loss of contextual memory recall flexibility, despite high recall fidelity for…

2. Empathy

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   Empathy is a complex psychological construct defined generally as the capacity to comprehend or feel what another organism is experiencing from within the other's frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another's position. While often conflated with sympathy, empathy involves a cognitive or affective resonance with another's state, whereas sympathy typically denotes concern for another's state, without necessarily sharing it. The measurement and exact mechanistic underpinnings of empathy remain subjects of intensive…