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• Connection

  The act of connecting or the state of being connected
• Networks

  Two or more devices connected through links
• Relationship

  The state of being related or interrelated
• As social beings, it is natural for us to crave connections
• Every individual is connected to each other. Each one is like a unique thread in a tapestry, with unique capacity to contribute to the whole
• Having close, positive connections and relationship can give us purpose and sense of belongingness
• Extensive evidence shows having good quality of connections and relationships can help us to live longer and happier
• Peter Block: 'We must establish a personal connection with each other before content. Without relatedness, no work can occur'
• Ken Blanchard and Scott Blanchard: 'Connect the dots between individual roles and the goal of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy to work. They feel the importance, dignity and meaning in their job'
• Cuded.com: 'A great relationship is about two things, first, find out the similarities, second, respect the differences'
• Link

  A communication's pathway that transfers data from one device to another
• Nodes

  Persons, institutions, bodies, concepts that are connected in a network
• Connection is the point of contact in a relationship

  Relationship is about being and the experience of connecting with someone over an extended period of time
• The human brain can also be described as a biological neural network
• Dendrites

  Act as a neuron that receives signals (information) from other neurons and bring information to the cell body

  
• Axons

  Take information away from the cell body
• Computer scientists have been inspired by the human brain to develop the first conceptual model of an artificial neural network
• Neural networks

  Groups of neurons that work together to carry out a process
• Artificial neural networks are created on computers to study the complex neural processing of the brain