The distributed social cognition network is intrinsically connected to multiple amygdala nuclei.

This speaker will highlight findings from precision fMRI, where functional anatomy is defined within individuals, that indicate that specific amygdala regions show intrinsic functional connectivity with a distributed association network that is recruited during social cognitive (e.g., theory of mind) tasks. The amygdalocortical network serving social cognition appears to include multiple stages of the internal amygdala circuitry, including input (basolateral complex), integrative (accessory basal and basal nuclei), and output (medial nucleus) structures. Our findings provide a rare investigation of the medial nucleus in the human and support its role in social cognition.