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Matthew D. Lieberman Ph.D.

About

Matthew D. Lieberman, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is Director of the UCLA Social Cognitive Neuroscience laboratory and uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how we understand others and ourselves, interact succesfully, and regulate our emotions. He is the author of Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect http://amzn.to/ZlYMP3).

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Recent Posts
Should Leaders Focus on Results, or on People?

The brain is built to trade off being analytical and social. What are the implications of this for leaders in the workplace?

The brain is built to trade off being analytical and social. What are the implications of this for leaders in the workplace?

Are We Wired to Be Social?

Even though our brain didn't evolve to play chess we can all learn the game. Is being social just another hard problem we can learn how to solve or is there something deeper in our operating systems that make us social?

Even though our brain didn't evolve to play chess we can all learn the game. Is being social just another hard problem we can learn how to solve or is there something deeper in our operating systems that make us social?

Is Facebook Ruining Our Brains?

Will Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram ruin the next generation? Is the mere time these take away from traditional social interaction preventing our kids from learning how to be normal social beings?

Will Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram ruin the next generation? Is the mere time these take away from traditional social interaction preventing our kids from learning how to be normal social beings?

Broken Hearts and Broken Bones

When you feel like someone "broke" your heart or "hurt" your feelings, what does this have to do with pain? Brain research tell us the answer is 'more than you might have thought'

When you feel like someone "broke" your heart or "hurt" your feelings, what does this have to do with pain? Brain research tell us the answer is 'more than you might have thought'

The Neuroanatomy of a Retweet

Great ideas don’t just make us think—they make us want to tell others. But how can we know ahead of time which ideas will fly or flop. Recent brain science gives us a clue.

Great ideas don’t just make us think—they make us want to tell others. But how can we know ahead of time which ideas will fly or flop. Recent brain science gives us a clue.

The Social Brain and Its Superpowers

Want to understand the superpowers of your social brain? If so, check out this discussion on the neuroscience of social. It might just make you smarter, happier, and more productive.

Want to understand the superpowers of your social brain? If so, check out this discussion on the neuroscience of social. It might just make you smarter, happier, and more productive.