Table 1 Selected social brain structures and networks
From: Social brain circuitry and social cognition in infants born preterm
Region/network | Associated structures | Review | Associated social function/behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Amygdala | Adolphs [120] | Recognizing emotional expressions, social behavior towards conspecifics, reward learning | |
Default mode network | Posterior cingulate, medial prefrontal cortex, medial temporal lobe | Mars et al. [154] | Self-referential processing, self-projection, mentalizing/theory of mind |
Corpus callosum | Paul et al. [130] | Social competence, introspection, judgment, planning, emotional communication | |
Uncinate fasciculus | Anterior temporal lobe, lateral orbitofrontal cortex, anterior frontal lobe | Social-emotional processing, social valuation |