Rosenbluth is the assistant News editor for the Science and Health beat. She was previously a News contributor for the science and health beat. She is a third-year psychobiology student who loves learning about evolutionary biology and neuroscience.

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UCLA researcher finds brain areas linked to thoughts on social identity

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A UCLA researcher studying the biological basis for our egocentric tendencies has found that certain areas of the brain prime individuals to think about themselves. Matthew Lieberman, a professor of psychology at UCLA, co-authored a paper with Meghan Meyer from Dartmouth College earlier this month that showed specific brain regions that are activated when people zone out.

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UCLA researcher finds brain areas linked to thoughts on social identity

By Teddy Rosenbluth

Jan. 23, 2018 2:29 a.m.