The Social Neuroscience of Empathy
$70.86
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2011
Summary
Cross-disciplinary, cutting-edge work on human empathy from the perspectives of social, cognitive, developmental and clinical psychology and cognitive/affective neuroscience.In recent decades, empathy research has blossomed into a vibrant and multidisciplinary field of study. The social neuroscience approach to the subject is premised on the idea that studying empathy at multiple levels (biological, cognitive, and social) will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of how other people’s t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262515993 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262515997 |
| Author: | Jean Decety, William Ickes |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Social Neuroscience |
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“Decety and Ickes’ new edited volume, The Social Neuroscience of Empathy, embraces the complexity of empathy rather than shrinking away from or ignoring it. I anticipate this book to be one that I will frequently consult, as well as one to which I will refer many current and future students.”–Sara D. Hodges, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
About The Author
Jean Decety
Jean Decety is Irving B. Harris Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he is also Director of the Child Neurosuite. He is the coeditor of The Social Neuroscience of Empathy and The Moral Brain and the editor of Empathy- From Bench to Bedside, all published by the MIT Press.William Ickes is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Arlington.Jean Decety is Irving B. Harris Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he is also Director of the Child Neurosuite. He is the coeditor of The Social Neuroscience of Empathy and The Moral Brain and the editor of Empathy- From Bench to Bedside, all published by the MIT Press.William Ickes is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Arlington.Raymond S. Nickerson is Senior Vice President of BBN Laboratories, a subsidiary of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.Stephen W. Porges is Professor of Psychiatry, and Codirector of the Brain Body Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.C. Sue Carter is Professor of Psychiatry and Codirector of the Brain Body Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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