From DNA to social cognition / Richard Ebstein, Simone Shamay-Tsoory, Soo Hong Chew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ebstein, Richard P., 1943-

Contributor:

Shamay-Tsoory, Simone.

Chew, Soo Hong, 1954-

Gail and Warren Lieberfarb Mental Health and Neuroscience Library Resources Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive neuroscience.

Affective neuroscience.

Social perception.

Decision making.

Genetic psychology.

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, [2012]

Summary:

Contributors from mental health and medical sciences explore the molecular genetics of human interaction with each other in terms of the neural bases and genetic correlates of empathy, moral neuroscience and emotion, and genes and decision making. Among specific topics are the behavioral genetics of human pair bonding, motivational aspects of future thinking in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, neural correlates of the competitive emotions envy and schadenfreude, extrinsic effects and models of dominance hierarchy formation, and insights from evolutionary game theory into complex social cognition and the appreciation of social norms in psychiatric disorders. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Empathy: Neural Bases And Genetic Correlates 19

1.1 Genes Related to Autistic Traits and Empathy / Bhismadev Chakrabarti Chakrabarti, Bhismadev, Simon Baron-Cohen Baron-Cohen, Simon 21

1.2 The Behavioral Genetics of Human Pair Bonding / Basse Walum Walum, Basse, Lars Westberg Westberg, Lars 37

1.3 Brain Networks Supporting Empathy / Martin Schidte-Ruther Schidte-Ruther, Martin, Ellen Greimel Greimel, Ellen 47

1.4 The Human Mirror Neuron System and Social Cognition / Sook-Lei Liew Liew, Sook-Lei, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh Aziz-Zadeh, Lisa 63

1.5 Motivational Aspects of Future Thinking in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex / Arnaud D'Argembeau D'Argembeau, Arnaud 81

Part 2 Moral Neuroscience And Emotion 91

2.1 Contributions of the Prefrontal Cortex to Social Cognition and Moral Judgment Processes / Chad E. Forbes Forbes, Chad E., Joshua C. Poore Poore, Joshua C., Jordan Grapnan Grapnan, Jordan 93

2.2 Emotion and Moral Cognition / Michael Koenigs Koenigs, Michael 111

2.3 The Neuroanatomical Basis of Moral Cognition and Emotion / Roland Zahn Zahn, Roland, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza Oliveira-Souza, Ricardo de, Jorge Moll Moll, Jorge 123

2.4 Envy and Schadenfreude: The Neural Correlates of Competitive Emotions / Jonathan Dvash Dvash, Jonathan, Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G. 139

Part 3 Genes and Decision Making 157

3.1 The Somatic Marker Framework and the Neurological Basis of Decision Making / Antoine Bechara Bechara, Antoine 159

3.2 A Model of the Initial Stages of Drug Abuse: From Reinforcement Learning to Social Contagion / Gilly Koritzky, Adi Luria Luria, Gilly Koritzky, Adi, Eldad Yechiam Yechiam, Eldad 185

3.3 Extrinsic Effects and Models of Dominance Hierarchy Formation / Matthew Druen Druen, Matthew, Lee Alan Dugatkin Dugatkin, Lee Alan 203

3.4 Complex Social Cognition and the Appreciation of Social Norms in Psychiatric Disorders: Insights from Evolutionary Game Theory / Martin Briine Briine, Martin, Julia Wischniewski Wischniewski, Julia 215

3.5 From Neuroeconomics to Genetics: The Intertemporal Choices Case as an Example / Itzhak Aharon Aharon, Itzhak, Sacha Bourgeois-Girbnd Bourgeois-Girbnd, Sacha 233.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gail and Warren Lieberfarb Mental Health and Neuroscience Library Resources Fund.

ISBN:

9780470543962

0470543965

OCLC:

706803939