The Role of the Amygdala in Social Thinking

New findings from human brain mapping studies show that when we think about other people, we recruit a network of brain regions that includes an evolutionarily ancient structure called the amygdala. The amygdala works with parts of the brain that have expanded dramatically in recent human evolution, including regions called the "default network" that are used for introspective thinking. This has arguably been key to our ability to coordinate extremely large social groups and civilization.

Dr. Braga will talk about the evolution of the human brain, the functions of the default network, and then describe how the amygdala may be selectively talking to the parts of the brain involved in social thinking.

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