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Positive neuroscience / edited by Joshua D. Greene, India Morrison, and Martin E.P. Seligman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Affective neuroscience.
- Neuropsychology.
- Positive psychology.
- Social psychology.
- Affect (Psychology).
- Affect.
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
- Optimism.
- Psychology, Social.
- Medical Subjects:
- Affect.
- Neuropsychology.
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
- Optimism.
- Psychology, Social.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- This volume describes research supported by the John Templeton Foundation's Positive Neuroscience Project, aimed at illuminating the neural mechanisms that promote human flourishing. Topics include social bonds, altruism, creativity, and resilience.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Positive Neuroscience
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Social Bonds
- 1. Affective and Social Touch
- 2. The Neural Correlates of Individual Variation in Paternal Nurturance
- 3. Toward a Neuroscience of Social Resonance
- Part II Altruism
- 4. Prosociality as a Form of Reward Seeking
- 5. Is Human Prosocial Behavior Unique? Insights and New Questions From Nonhuman Primates
- 6. When Feeling and Doing Diverge: Neural and Physiological Correlates of the Empathy-Altruism Divide
- 7. Amygdala Tuning Toward Self and Other
- 8. Toward a Neuroscience of Compassion: A Brain Systems-Based Model and Research Agenda
- 9. Extraordinary Altruism: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective
- Part III Resilience and Creativity
- 10. Increasing Positive Emotion in Negative Contexts: Emotional Consequences, Neural Correlates, and Implications for Resilience
- 11. Could Meditation Modulate the Neurobiology of Learning Not to Fear?
- 12. The Role of Brain Connectivity in Musical Experience
- 13. The Function of Positive Emotions in Exploration
- Index.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 2, 2016).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-997794-1
- 0-19-060897-8
- OCLC:
- 929332104
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