Psychology Press

Methods in Social Neuroscience

Eddie Harmon-Jones, Jennifer S Beer

Not yet published — due 02/28/2009

Straightforward and practical, this is the first book to provide detailed guidance for using neurobiological methods in the study of human social behavior, personality, and...

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The Mirror Neuron System

Christian Keysers, Luciano Fadiga

Published 11/30/2008

Mirror neurons are premotor neurons, originally discovered in the macaque brain , that discharge both during execution of goal-directed actions and during the observation of...

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Series Name: Special Issues of Social Neuroscience 

Attitudes

Richard E Petty, Russell H Fazio, Pablo Brinol

Published 10/09/2008

This book tackles a subject that has captured the imagination of many researchers in the field: attitudes. Although the field has always recognized that people’s...

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Biosocial Criminology

Anthony Walsh, Kevin M Beaver

Published 10/01/2008

Ideal for use, either as a second text in a standard criminology course, or for a discrete course on biosocial perspectives, this book of original...

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Series Name: Criminology and Justice Studies 

Neuroscience and Crime

Hans Markowitsch

Published 06/13/2008

Until recently jurisprudence largely ignored neuroscientific findings. The advent of sophisticated methodologies in the neurosciences - in particular brain imaging techniques - reduced this unawareness,...

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Series Name: Special Issues of Neurocase 

Social Neuroscience

Eddie Harmon-Jones, Piotr Winkielman

Published 01/31/2008

This compelling volume provides a broad and accessible overview of the emerging field of social neuroscience. Showcasing an array of cutting-edge research programs, leading investigators...

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Interpersonal Sensitivity: Entering Others’ Worlds

Jean Decety, Dan Batson

Published 09/14/2007

Interpersonal sensitivity refers to our ability to perceive and respond with care to the internal states of other people, understand the antecedents of those states,...

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Series Name: Special Issues of Social Neuroscience 

Social Neuroscience

Eddie Harmon-Jones, Piotr Winkielman

Published 03/02/2007

This compelling volume provides a broad and accessible overview of the emerging field of social neuroscience. Showcasing an array of cutting-edge research programs, leading investigators...

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Theory of Mind

Rebecca Saxe, Simon Baron-Cohen

Published 02/21/2007

Investigations of the neural basis of theory of mind - the ability to think about other people's thoughts - only recently became feasible; now, the...

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Series Name: Special Issues of Social Neuroscience 

Social Neuroscience

John T Cacioppo, Gary G Berntson

Published 12/30/2004

Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists have collaborated for more than a decade with the common goal of understanding how the mind works. These collaborations have...

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Series Name: Key Readings in Social Psychology