Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect

by Matthew Lieberman

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UCLA neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman argues that our need to belong is as fundamental as our need for food or shelter. Social pain shows up in the same brain regions as physical pain — the social brain is our default brain.

Published:: 2013
Pages:: 384

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Matthew Lieberman's Social is cited for its neuroscience of social connection. Newport uses Lieberman's research on the default mode network to argue that being always-on hijacks the same brain circuits our ancestors used for tribal bonding.

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A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload

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