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Matthew D. Lieberman is a professor of psychology, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Known for: Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
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Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
In this groundbreaking work, social neuroscientist Matthew D. Lieberman explores how the human brain is fundamentally designed for social connection. Drawing on decades of research, he reveals that our need to connect with others is as essential as our need for food and shelter. The book explains how social pain and pleasure are processed in the brain, how social thinking shapes our decisions, and why understanding our social nature can transform education, business, and personal relationships.
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The Social Brain Hypothesis
Evolution gave us big brains not to solve abstract puzzles, but to solve each other. The social brain hypothesis, first shaped by Robin Dunbar’s work and supported by neuroscience data, suggests that our large neocortex developed to manage the complex social webs of human life—alliances, trust, dece...
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Social Pain and Pleasure
Perhaps the most startling discovery in my research came when we found that social pain—the sting of rejection—shares its neural home with physical pain. The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, a region long known to register bodily distress, lights up just as intensely when someone feels excluded. Th...
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About Matthew D. Lieberman
Matthew D. Lieberman is a professor of psychology, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a founding father of social cognitive neuroscience and has published extensively on the neural basis of social behavior and emotion.
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