Title:
Social : why our brains are wired to connect / Matthew D. Lieberman.
ISBN:
9780307889096
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, [2013]
Physical Description:
x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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 -- Educating the social brain -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world--other people and our relation to them. He argues that our need to reach out to and connect with others is a primary driver behind our behavior. --From publisher description.
OCLC Number:
ocn830668575
Availability:
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