Title: Foundations in social neuroscience /
Authors: Cacioppo, John T.
Publisher: MIT Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Neurosciences Social aspects.; Neuropsychology; Social Behavior; Disease Susceptibility psychology; Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.; Social Medicine
Abstract: Annotation 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.