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

In this issue of Neuron , using non-invasive brain stimulation, Wittmann et al. (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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]