Bruce L. Miller, Virginia Sturm

Mysteries of the Social Brain (eBook, PDF)

Understanding Human Behavior Through Science

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book describes the scientific underpinnings of human behavior and values.Through the retelling of fascinating clinical stories of people with neurological conditions, this book explores the parts of the brain that allow humans to thrive as social and creative beings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040309339
• Artikelnr.: 73214562

Autorenporträt

Bruce L. Miller, MD, is the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he is the founding director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center and Global Brain Health Institute. Dr. Miller studies social behavior and creativity in neurodegenerative disorders.

Virginia Sturm, PhD is the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation Endowed Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Sturm, an affective neuroscientist and neuropsychologist at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, studies emotions, empathy, and social behavior in neurodegenerative disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue. Introduction. Chapter 1. Anatomy of the Social Brain. Chapter 2.
Fairness. Chapter 3. Empathy. Chapter 4. Respect. Chapter 5.
Self-Awareness. Chapter 6. Openness. Chapter 7. Creativity. Chapter 8.
Cultivating the Social Brain. Epilogue. Glossary.