Social Neuroscience

<p>Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists have collaborated for more than a decade with the common goal of understanding how the mind works. These collaborations have helped unravel puzzles of the mind including aspects of perception imagery attention and memory. Many aspects of the mind however require a more comprehensive approach to reveal the mystery of mind-brain connections. Attraction altruism speech recognition affiliation attachment attitudes identification kin recognition cooperation competition empathy sexuality communication dominance persuasion obedience morality contagion nurturance violence and person memory are just a few. Through classic and contemporary articles and reviews <em>Social Neuroscience: Key Readings</em> illustrates the complementary nature of social cognitive and biological levels of analysis and how research integrating these levels can foster more comprehensive theories of the mechanisms underlying complex behavior and the mind.</p>