Includes bibliographical references and index.

Changing perspectives in three disciplines / Russell K. Schutt, Larry J. Seidman, and Matcheri S. Keshavan -- The evolution, structure, and functioning of the social brain / Matcheri S. Keshavan -- The neurology of human nature: implications for the sociological analysis of health and well-being / Jonathan H. Turner -- In search of the functional neuroanatomy of social disturbance in schizophrenia / Paul G. Nestor, Victoria Choate, and Ashley Shirai -- Social neuroscience and psychopathology: identifying the relationship between neural function, social cognition, and social behavior / Christine I. Hooker -- The mind and social cognition / Larry J. Seidman -- Social cognition in schizophrenia: where we are and where we are going / Junghee Lee, William P. Horan, and Michael F. Green -- Social cognition in those at high risk of psychosis / Jean Addington and Mariapaola Barbato -- Criticism and the course of mental disorders / Jill M. Hooley -- The social brain in a social world / Russell K. Schutt -- Linking the social brain to the social world through network connections / Bernice A. Pescosolido -- Functional and structural correlates of early severe social deprivation / Michael E. Behen and Harry T. Chugani -- Violence, cognition, and neighborhood inequality in America / Patrick Sharkey and Robert J. Sampson -- The normal pain of the social brain: confusing depressive disorder with normal sadness / Allan V. Horwitz -- Cognitive enhancement therapy for improving the social brain and cognition in schizophrenia / Shaun M. Eack and Matcheri S. Keshavan -- Conclusions / Russell K. Schutt, Larry J. Seidman, and Matcheri S. Keshavan.

"Human beings evolved in the company of others and flourish in proportion to their positive social ties. To understand the human brain, we must situate its biology in the wider context of society. To understand society, we must also consider how the brains and minds of individuals shape interactions with other human beings. Social Neuroscience offers a comprehensive new framework for studying the brain, human development, and human behavior. In this book, leading researchers in the fields of neurobiology, psychiatry, psychology, and sociology elucidate the connections between brain biology and the brain's functioning in the social world, providing a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary explanation of how humans think and act, as well as the ways we define and treat pathological behavior. Synthesizing the insights and perspectives of these experts, Social Neuroscience examines how neural processes make the brain sensitive to social experience, how cognition shapes social behavior, and how social networks create a range of responses among different individuals to the same environmental stimuli. The mutually reinforcing connections between brain, mind, and society have profound implications for human health, from the emotionally damaging effects of severe social deprivation to the neurological impact of parental abuse and neighborhood violence. The authors explore these connections, with special focus on mental illnesses, including schizophrenia--a disorder characterized by marked social deficits in which a neurological basis is now well established."--Publisher's description.

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