Proximity
In our daily activities, we engage with each other creating networks of relationships that bring us within proximity of one another. In turn, learning about one's self, other people and the activities.
Robert Sapolsky explains in his lectures “Biology and human behaviour” that learning and memory strengthen synaptic connections in the brain and due to the plasticity of the brain, we can create new connections that are shaped by our experience.
Does the pattern of connectivity within our brain shape our perception?