From DNA to Social Cognition by Soo Hong Chew (English) Hardcover Book

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Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including the biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions.

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Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including the biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions. From DNA to Social Cognition fills a gap in the literature that brings together the methods, perspectives, and knowledge of the geneticists, neuroscientists, economists, and psychologists that are integral to this field of research. The editors' unique expertise ensures an integrated and complete compilation of materials that will prove useful to researchers and scientists interested in social cognition and decision-making.

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The single authoritative source on social cognition and decision-making Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including its biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions. From DNA to Social Cognition fills a gap in the literature that brings together the methods, perspectives, and knowledge of the geneticists, neuroscientists, economists, and psychologists that are integral to this field of research. Drawing upon their unique expertise, the editors have compiled the first resource on the topic with a strong emphasis on genetics and that comprehensively relates neurogenetics, social cognition, neuroeconomics, and psychopathology. They provide introductory material to establish links between sections and chapters. The contributions highlight the ever-increasing complexity of social cognition and decision-making; as such, a variety of important topics are covered, including: DNA and neural correlates of emotion; studies at the cellular level in relation to reward learning and prediction error; imaging studies aimed at elucidating brain areas involved in decision-making and social interactions; pharmacology; applications to understanding psychopathologies such as compulsive gambling, addictions, eating disorders, and autism; and game theory approaches to understanding decision-making and social behavior. From DNA to Social Cognition is a valuable resource for research scientists, graduate students, and post-docs in the fields of genetics, psychology, neurosciences, economics, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology.

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The single authoritative source on social cognition and decision-making Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including its biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions. From DNA to Social Cognition fills a gap in the literature that brings together the methods, perspectives, and knowledge of the geneticists, neuroscientists, economists, and psychologists that are integral to this field of research. Drawing upon their unique expertise, the editors have compiled the first resource on the topic with a strong emphasis on genetics and that comprehensively relates neurogenetics, social cognition, neuroeconomics, and psychopathology. They provide introductory material to establish links between sections and chapters. The contributions highlight the ever-increasing complexity of social cognition and decision-making; as such, a variety of important topics are covered, including: DNA and neural correlates of emotion; studies at the cellular level in relation to reward learning and prediction error; imaging studies aimed at elucidating brain areas involved in decision-making and social interactions; pharmacology; applications to understanding psychopathologies such as compulsive gambling, addictions, eating disorders, and autism; and game theory approaches to understanding decision-making and social behavior. From DNA to Social Cognition is a valuable resource for research scientists, graduate students, and post-docs in the fields of genetics, psychology, neurosciences, economics, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology.

Author Biography

Dr. Richard Ebstein (Editor) is one of the leaders in the field of personality genetics and human behavioral genetics. He is Professor and head of the Scheinfeld Center at the Hebrew University. He has published widely and his work was recently highlighted in a Science magazine issue devoted to behavioral genetics [Holden C (2008) Parsing the genetics of behavior. Science 322(5903):892-895]. Dr. Soo Hong Chew (Editor) is a leading economist and has made important contributions to economic theory. He is Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Professor Chew will provide the expertise on game theory and its application to behavioral economics and neuroeconomics. Dr. Simone Shamay-Tsoory (Editor) has expertise in the neural correlates of emotions and social cognition, particularly empathy and "theory of mind".

Table of Contents

Contributors vii Introduction 1Richard P. Ebstein, Mikhail Monakhov, Poh San Lai, and Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory PART 1 EMPATHY: NEURAL BASES AND GENETIC CORRELATES 19 1.1 Genes Related to Autistic Traits and Empathy 21Bhismadev Chakrabarti and Simon Baron-Cohen 1.2 The Behavioral Genetics of Human Pair Bonding 37Hasse Walum and Lars Westberg 1.3 Brain Networks Supporting Empathy 47Martin Schulte-Rüther and Ellen Greimel 1.4 The Human Mirror Neuron System and Social Cognition 63Sook-Lei Liew and Lisa Aziz-Zadeh 1.5 Motivational Aspects of Future Thinking in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex 81Arnaud D'Argembeau PART 2 MORAL NEUROSCIENCE AND EMOTION 91 2.1 Contributions of the Prefrontal Cortex to Social Cognition and Moral Judgment Processes 93Chad E. Forbes, Joshua C. Poore, and Jordan Grafman 2.2 Emotion and Moral Cognition 111Michael Koenigs 2.3 The Neuroanatomical Basis of Moral Cognition and Emotion 123Roland Zahn, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, and Jorge Moll 2.4 Envy and Schadenfreude: The Neural Correlates of Competitive Emotions 139Jonathan Dvash and Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory PART 3 Genes and Decision Making 157 3.1 The Somatic Marker Framework and the Neurological Basis of Decision Making 159Antoine Bechara 3.2 A Model of the Initial Stages of Drug Abuse: From Reinforcement Learning to Social Contagion 185Gilly Koritzky, Adi Luria, and Eldad Yechiam 3.3 Extrinsic Effects and Models of Dominance Hierarchy Formation 203Matthew Druen and Lee Alan Dugatkin 3.4 Complex Social Cognition and the Appreciation of Social Norms in Psychiatric Disorders: Insights from Evolutionary Game Theory 215Martin Brüne and Julia Wischniewski 3.5 From Neuroeconomics to Genetics: The Intertemporal Choices Case as an Example 233Itzhak Aharon and Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde Index 245

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"But, on the whole, readers will come away with an appreciation for the complexities and potential rewards inherent in this still-growing field."  (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2012)  

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The single authoritative source on social cognition and decision-making Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including its biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions. From DNA to Social Cognition fills a gap in the literature that brings together the methods, perspectives, and knowledge of the geneticists, neuroscientists, economists, and psychologists that are integral to this field of research. Drawing upon their unique expertise, the editors have compiled the first resource on the topic with a strong emphasis on genetics and that comprehensively relates neurogenetics, social cognition, neuroeconomics, and psychopathology. They provide introductory material to establish links between sections and chapters. The contributions highlight the ever-increasing complexity of social cognition and decision-making; as such, a variety of important topics are covered, including: DNA and neural correlates of emotion; studies at the cellular level in relation to reward learning and prediction error; imaging studies aimed at elucidating brain areas involved in decision-making and social interactions; pharmacology; applications to understanding psychopathologies such as compulsive gambling, addictions, eating disorders, and autism; and game theory approaches to understanding decision-making and social behavior. From DNA to Social Cognition is a valuable resource for research scientists, graduate students, and post-docs in the fields of genetics, psychology, neurosciences, economics, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology.

Review Text

?But, on the whole, readers will come away with an appreciation for the complexities and potential rewards inherent in this still-growing field.?  (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2012)  

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"But, on the whole, readers will come away with an appreciation for the complexities and potential rewards inherent in this still-growing field." ( The Quarterly Review of Biology , 1 December 2012)

Details ISBN0470543965 Author Simone Shamay-Tsoory ISBN-10 0470543965 ISBN-13 9780470543962 Format Hardcover Short Title FROM DNA TO SOCIAL COGNITION Language English Media Book Edited by Simone Shamay-Tsoory Illustrations Yes Edition 1st UK Release Date 2011-11-03 AU Release Date 2011-09-27 NZ Release Date 2011-09-27 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-11-03 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken DEWEY 153.83 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2011-11-03 Pages 264 Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this

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