Social neuroscience
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'''Social neuroscience''' is an [[interdisciplinary]] field that utilizes the [[complementary]] insights and approaches of [[neuroscience]] and [[social science]] to analyze social and [[affective]] aspects of [[human behavior]]. An emerging field, it is closely related to [[affective neuroscience]] and [[cognitive neuroscience]], focusing on how the brain mediates [[social interaction]]s.
==Overview==
Social neuroscience investigates the ''[[Mechanism (biology)|biological mechanisms]]'' that underlie social processes and behavior, widely considered one of the major problem areas for the [[neuroscience]]s in the 21st century, and applies concepts and methods of [[biology]] to develop ''[[theory|theories]]'' of social processes and behavior in the social and [[Behavioural sciences|behavioral sciences]].
Throughout most of the 20th century, social and biological explanations were widely viewed as incompatible. But advances in recent years have led to the development of a new approach [[synthesis|synthesized]] from the social and biological sciences. The new field of social neuroscience emphasizes the complementary relationship between the different levels of organization spanning the social and biological domains — i.e., [[molecule]], [[cell (biology)|cell]], [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]], [[Organ (anatomy)#Organ systems|system]], [[person]], [[Interpersonal relationship|interpersonal]], [[Group (sociology)|social group]], [[society|societal]] — and the use of multi-level analyses to foster understanding of the mechanisms underlying the human mind and behavior.
A variety of techniques are used in social neuroscience to investigate the confluence of [[nervous system|neural]] and social processes, including [[Functional magnetic resonance imaging|Functional MRI]], [[Transcranial magnetic stimulation]], [[Event-related potential]]s, [[Electrocardiogram]]s, [[Electromyogram]]s, [[Galvanic skin response]], and studies of [[Ataxia#Focal lesions|Focal Brain Lesion]] patients.
==See also==
* [[Mirror neuron]]
==Social Neuroscience Journals==
*[http://www.social-neuroscience.com/ Social Neuroscience] New journal, inaugural issue published March 2006
*[http://scan.oxfordjournals.org/ Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience] New journal, inaugural issue published June 2006
*The [[Journal of Personality and Social Psychology]] (JPSP) published a [http://content.apa.org/journals/psp/85/4 special section on Social Neuroscience] in the October 2003 issue.
*[http://jocn.mitpress.org/ The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience] publishes occasional articles on Affective and Social Neuroscience, including a [http://jocn.mitpress.org/content/vol16/issue10/ special issue on Social Neuroscience] in December 2004.
*[http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622925/description NeuroImage] published a [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_issn=10538119&_pubType=J&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=033117795388942609608457cc8f47be&jchunk=28#28 Special Section on Social Cognitive Neuroscience] in the December 2005 issue.
*[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0048-5772 Psychophysiology] has published several articles dealing with Social Neuroscience.
==References==
*{{cite book |last=Cacioppo|first=John T.|coauthors=Gary G. Berntson|title=[http://www.cognitiveneurosciencearena.com/books/Social-Neuroscience-isbn9781841690995 Social Neuroscience: Key Readings,] | year=2004 | publisher=[http://www.psypress.com Psychology Press] | id=ISBN 978-1-84169-099-5}}
*{{cite book |last=Cacioppo|first=John T.|coauthors=Penny S. Visser, Cynthia L. Pickett (eds.)|title=Social Neuroscience: People Thinking about Thinking People | year=2005 | publisher=[[MIT Press]] | id=ISBN 0-262-03335-6}}
*{{cite book | last=Harmon-Jones|first=E.|coauthors=P. Winkielman|title=Social Neuroscience: Integrating Biological and Psychological Explanations of Social Behavior | year=2007| publisher=[[Guilford Press]] | id=ISBN 978-1-59385-404-1}}
*{{cite book | last=Restak|first=Richard|title=The Naked Brain | year=2006}}
==External links==
*[http://ccsn.uchicago.edu/ University of Chicago Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience]
*[http://www.social-neuroscience.com/introduction.asp "What is social neuroscience?"] Introduction from the first issue (March 2006) of the journal [http://www.social-neuroscience.com/ Social Neuroscience] defining social neuroscience, listing the tools of social neuroscience, and addressing the impact of social neuroscience.
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15391587/site/newsweek/page/1/print/1/displaymode/1098 "How the emotional parts of our brains can be manipulated."] Web-only article in ''[[Newsweek]]'' online.
[[Category:Neuroscience]]
[[Category:Neuropsychology]]
[[Category:Social sciences]]