New Frontiers in Social Neuroscience

✍ Scribed by R. I. M. Dunbar (auth.), Jean Decety, Yves Christen (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 230
Series: Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences 21
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Traditionally, neuroscience has considered the nervous system as an isolated entity and largely ignored influences of the social environments in which humans and many animal species live. However, there is mounting evidence that the social environment affects behavior across species, from microbes to humans.

This volume brings together scholars who work with animal and human models of social behavior to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this interdisciplinary academic field.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
What’s So Social About the Social Brain?....Pages 1-10
The Neurobiology of a Transformation from Asocial to Social Life During Swarm Formation in Desert Locusts....Pages 11-31
Social Neuroscience and the Study of Animal Communication....Pages 33-40
The Group Mind: The Pervasive Influence of Social Identity on Cognition....Pages 41-56
Development + Social Selection in the Emergence of “Emotionally Modern” Humans....Pages 57-91
On Faces, Gazes, Votes, and Followers: Evolutionary Psychological and Social Neuroscience Approaches to Leadership....Pages 93-110
Using Awake Animal Imaging to Understand Neural Circuits of Emotion: Studies Ranging from Maternal Care to Aggression....Pages 111-126
The Neuroevolution of Empathy and Caring for Others: Why It Matters for Morality....Pages 127-151
The Many Faces of the Emotional Body....Pages 153-164
The Origins of Human Morality: Complex Socio-moral Evaluations by Preverbal Infants....Pages 165-188
Can Oxytocin Improve Core Brain and Behavioral Features of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children?....Pages 189-199
Testosterone and Dominance in Humans: Behavioral and Brain Mechanisms....Pages 201-214
Back Matter....Pages 215-219

✦ Subjects

Neurosciences; Behavioral Therapy

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