https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/self-referential-processing/Recent content in Self-Referential Processing on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceSun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/identity-loss-after-divorce/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/identity-loss-after-divorce/<h1 id="identity-loss-after-divorce-how-the-brains-self-network-disintegrates-and-rebuilds">Identity Loss After Divorce: How the Brain&rsquo;s Self-Network Disintegrates and Rebuilds</h1> <p><img alt="Medial prefrontal cortex posterior cingulate cortex self-network with partner-encoded component removed identity loss after divorce — Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/identity-loss-after-divorce-hero.webp"></p> <p>Identity loss after divorce is your <em>medial prefrontal cortex</em> losing the partner it had incorporated as a structural component of your neural self-model. The mPFC and <em>posterior cingulate cortex</em> run the brain&rsquo;s self-referential network, and a long partnership had literally encoded the partner inside that network. Divorce removes the component.</p>