Research Hit: The Part of the Brain for Helping Others

Research in brain damaged patients highlight how a region of the brain is important for helping others

First published on my Substack: https://leadingbrainsreview.substack.com/

You’ve written previously on the social brain haven’t you?

Yes, various aspects of the social brain commonly come up and are popular with readers. This is a general review:

Where is the Brain's Social Centre?

And what does this new research add?

There has been a lot of research into the social brain but social behaviours are also very different and hence a lot of research needs to be done. This particular research by Patricia Lockwood et al. of the University of Birmingham reviewed patients with and without damage to a region called the ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC).

And is this a social centre of the brain?

It has been associated with social decisions but is mostly considered a part of the brain that balances and/or…