Book description
Why are we influenced by the behaviour of complete strangers? Why does the brain register similar pleasure when I perceive something as 'fair' or when I eat chocolate? Why can we be so profoundly hurt by bereavement? What are the evolutionary benefits of these traits? The young discipline of 'socialā¦
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āThe bad news is that as a society weāre blowing it.ā Not because the GDP isnāt high enough, distinguished psychologist Matthew Lieberman argues, but because we donāt understand basic facts about our social brains: (1) Physical and social pain share the same neurocognitive processes, as do responses to physical and social rewards; (2) Our ability (and proclivity) to mentalizeāto understand othersā actions as driven by their thoughtsārelies on and competes with a different neural system than nonsocial thinking; (3) Our sense of self is a Trojan horse transmitting social influence and so harmonizing behavior in groups. As a result, improvingā¦
From Russell's list on social evolution, social neuroscience, and social connection.
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