Human dorsomedial prefrontal cortex delineates the self and other against the tendency to form interdependent social representations

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, using non-invasive brain stimulation, Wittmann etal. (2021) highlight a causal role of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in keeping separate estimations for the self and others, protecting against a default human tendency to form interdependent social representations.