Social Neuroscience Books

New and Published Books

1. Stereotyping and Prejudice

   Edited by Charles Stangor, Christian S. Crandall

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   This volume presents a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the great diversity of theoretical interests, new ideas, and practical applications that characterize social psychological approaches to stereotyping and prejudice. All the contributions are written by renowned...

   Published May 8th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Emotion and Reason

   Mind, Brain, and the Social Domains of Work and Love

   By Warren TenHouten

   Although much academic work has been done on the areas of mind, brain, and society, a theoretical synthesis of the three levels of analysis – the biological, the mental, and the social – has not until now been put forward. In Emotion and Reason, Warren TenHouten presents a truly comprehensive...

   Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
3. Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience

   Edited by Philip David Zelazo, Michael Chandler, Eveline Crone

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   This volume in the JPS Series is intended to help crystallize the emergence of a new field, "Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience," aimed at elucidating the neural correlates of the development of socio-emotional experience and behavior. No one any longer doubts that infants are born...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. Social Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders

   Edited by Facundo Manes, Mario Mendez

   Series: Special Issues of Social Neuroscience

   Social Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders is about the role of the Social Brain in neuropsychiatry. The need to belong to social groups and interact with others has driven much of the evolution of the human brain. The relatively young field of social neuroscience has made impressive strides...

   Published July 17th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. Goal-Directed Behavior

   Edited by Henk Aarts, Andrew Elliot

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   This volume presents chapters from internationally renowned scholars in the area of goals and social behavior. The book is organized around a series of topics that are of critical importance to understanding the social-cognitive aspects of goal-directed behavior. In each chapter, the authors offer...

   Published October 18th 2011 by Psychology Press
6. The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

   By Jamie Ward

   Social neuroscience is an expanding field which, by investigating the neural mechanisms that inform our behavior, explains our ability to recognize, understand, and interact with others. Concepts such as trust, revenge, empathy, prejudice, and love are now being explored and unraveled by the...

   Published October 13th 2011 by Psychology Press
7. Elucidating the Neural Basis of the Self

   A Special Issue of Neurocase

   Edited by Bruce Miller, Indre Viskontas

   Series: Special Issues of Neurocase

   In this special issue, leading neuroscientists and neurologists present comprehensive review papers and empirical studies on the topic of the neural basis of self-identification. From philosophical definitions to single-case studies, the articles provide the reader with a broad view of the self in...

   Published August 9th 2011 by Psychology Press
8. Neuroscience of Decision Making

   Edited by Oshin Vartanian, David R. Mandel

   Series: Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience

   The intersection between the fields of behavioral decision research and neuroscience has proved to be fertile ground for interdisciplinary research. Whereas the former is rich in formalized models of choice, the latter is rife with techniques for testing behavioral models at the brain level. As a...

   Published March 10th 2011 by Psychology Press
9. Developmental Social Neuroscience

   A Special Issue of Social Neuroscience

   Edited by Philip David Zelazo, Tomas Paus

   Series: Special Issues of Social Neuroscience

   This Special Issue showcases some of the latest and best research in an important emerging field, developmental social neuroscience, which is focused on the nature and development of the mechanisms involved in socially relevant human behavior. Recent work on the neural correlates of empathy,...

   Published November 25th 2010 by Psychology Press
10. Grounding Sociality

    Neurons, Mind, and Culture

    Edited by Gün R. Semin, Gerald Echterhoff

    This volume concerns the longstanding intellectual puzzle of how individuals overcome their biological, neural, and mental finitude to achieve sociality. It explores how humans take each other into account, coordinate their actions, and are able to share their inner states and to communicate....

    Published November 7th 2010 by Psychology Press