Foundations in social neuroscience
By: edited by John T. Cacioppo ... [et al.].
Contributors: Cacioppo, John T.
Series: Social neuroscience series
Publisher: MIT Press; A Bradford Book
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1345
Subjects: Neurosciences -- Social aspects
Description: 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.
Notes: "A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.