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Just because you're imaging the brain doesn't mean you can stop using your head: A primer and set of first principles.
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Developments within the neurosciences, cognitive sciences, and social sciences have contributed to the emergence of social neuroscience. Among the most obvious contemporary developments are brain-imaging procedures such as functional magnetic resonance imaging. The authors outline a set of first principles designed to help make sense of brain-imaging research within the fields of cognitive and social neuroscience. They begin with a principle few would debate--that social cognition, emotion, and behavior involve the brain--but whose implications might not be entirely obvious to those new to the field. The authors conclude that (a). complex aspects of the mind and behavior will benefit from yet a broader collaboration of neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, and social scientists, and (b). social psychologists bring important theoretical, methodological, and statistical expertise to this interdisciplinary enterprise.
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- Authors
- Cacioppo, J. T., Berntson, G. G., Lorig, T. S., Norris, C. J., Rickett, E., & Nusbaum, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Washington and Lee University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 650-661
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2166218265
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 100
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- FWCI
- 4.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Social Sciences › Education › Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research
- Keywords
- social neuroscience, neuroimaging, functional MRI, social cognition, emotions, behavior, interdisciplinary collaboration, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, first principles
- MeSH terms
- Affect, Brain, Cognition, Hemodynamics, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Social Behavior
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