Why are humans so clever? Social Intelligence explores the idea that this cleverness has evolved through the increasing complexity of social groups. Our ability to understand and control nature is a by-product of our ability to understand the mental states of others and to use this knowledge to co-operate or deceive. These abilities have not emerged out of the blue. They can be found in many social animals that co-operate and compete with one another, birds as well as mammals.
This book brings together contributions from an impressive list of authorities in the field,...

The potential for cognitive neuroscience to shed light on social behaviour is more & more acknowledged. This text offers coverage of current research into neural substrates of social interactions, the cognitive neuroscience of social cognition & human disorders of social behaviour & cognition.