The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

ISBN-13: 9780367523923 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 504 str.

Jamie Ward

Opis

This engaging and cutting-edge text provides an accessible introduction to the complex methods and concepts of social neuroscience, with examples from contemporary research and a blend of different pedagogical features helping students to engage with the material, including essay questions, summary and key points.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to social neuroscience. 2. The methods of social neuroscience. 3. Evolutionary origins of social intelligence and culture. 4. Emotion and Motivation. 5. Reading faces and bodies. 6. Understanding others. 7. Interacting with others. 8. Relationships. 9. Groups and Identity. 10. Morality and Antisocial Behavior. 11. Developmental Social Neuroscience. 12. References.

O autorze

Jamie Ward is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, UK. He has published more than 150 scientific papers and several books including The Student’s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience (now in its fourth edition) and The Frog who Croaked Blue: Synesthesia and the Mixing of the Senses (now translated into four languages). He was the founding editor of Cognitive Neuroscience, a journal from Taylor & Francis.