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Social : why our brains are wired to connect / Matthew D. Lieberman.

By: Lieberman, Matthew D.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2013]Edition: First edition.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-365) and index.Description: x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780307889096; 0307889092.Subject(s): Social psychology | Cognitive neuroscience | Social networks | Social interactionDDC classification: 302
Contents:
Who are we? -- The brains' passion -- Broken hearts and broken legs -- Fairness tastes like chocolate -- Mental magic tricks -- Mirror, mirror -- Peaks and valleys -- Trojan horse selves -- Panoptic self-control -- Living with a social brain -- The business of social brains -- Educating the social brain.
Summary: Draws on original neuroscience research to reveal the human brain's powerful capacity for social networking, sharing arguments about the importance of social relationships for happiness and how the brain is innately conditioned to promote human connections.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-365) and index.

Who are we? -- The brains' passion -- Broken hearts and broken legs -- Fairness tastes like chocolate -- Mental magic tricks -- Mirror, mirror -- Peaks and valleys -- Trojan horse selves -- Panoptic self-control -- Living with a social brain -- The business of social brains -- Educating the social brain.

Draws on original neuroscience research to reveal the human brain's powerful capacity for social networking, sharing arguments about the importance of social relationships for happiness and how the brain is innately conditioned to promote human connections.

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