Foundations in social neuroscience
Contributor(s): Cacioppo, John T. [ed.] | Berntson, Gary G. [ed.] | Adolphs, Ralph [ed.] | Carter, C. Sue [ed.] | Davidson, Richard J. [ed.] | McClintock, Martha K. [ed.] | McEwen, Bruce S. [ed.] | Meaney, Michael J. [ed.] | Schacter, Daniel L. [ed.] | Sternberg, Esther M. [ed.] | Suomi, Steve S. [ed.] | Taylor, Shelley E. [ed.].
Series: Social neuroscience series. / edited by John T. Cacioppo and Gary Berntson.Publisher: Cambridge MIT Press 2002Description: xii, 1345p.ISBN: 9780262531955.Subject(s): Neurosciences -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 612.8 | F825 Summary: A full understanding of the biology and behavior of humans cannot be complete without the collective contributions of the social sciences, cognitive sciences, and neurosciences. This book collects eighty-two of the foundational articles in the emerging discipline of social neuroscience. The book addresses five main areas of research: multilevel integrative analyses of social behavior, using the tools of neuroscience, cognitive science, and social science to examine specific cases of social interaction; the relationships between social cognition and the brain, using noninvasive brain imaging to document brain function in various social situations; rudimentary biological mechanisms for motivation, emotion, and attitudes, and the shaping of these mechanisms by social factors; the biology of social relationships and interpersonal processes; and social influences on biology and health.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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A full understanding of the biology and behavior of humans cannot be complete without the collective contributions of the social sciences, cognitive sciences, and neurosciences. This book collects eighty-two of the foundational articles in the emerging discipline of social neuroscience.
The book addresses five main areas of research: multilevel integrative analyses of social behavior, using the tools of neuroscience, cognitive science, and social science to examine specific cases of social interaction; the relationships between social cognition and the brain, using noninvasive brain imaging to document brain function in various social situations; rudimentary biological mechanisms for motivation, emotion, and attitudes, and the shaping of these mechanisms by social factors; the biology of social relationships and interpersonal processes; and social influences on biology and health.
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