A social neuroscience perspective on the neurobiological bases of aggression.

Social Psychology and Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000247 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 30-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Paulo S. Boggio ◽

Gabriel G. Rêgo ◽

Lucas M. Marques ◽

Thiago L. Costa

Keyword(s):

Social Psychology ◽

Social Neuroscience ◽

Special Focus ◽

Social Pain ◽

Substantial Evidence ◽

Social Decision ◽

Correlational Research ◽

Neuroscience Research ◽

Social Decision Making ◽

Brain Behavior

Abstract. Social neuroscience and psychology have made substantial advances in the last few decades. Nonetheless, the field has relied mostly on behavioral, imaging, and other correlational research methods. Here we argue that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an effective and relevant technique to be used in this field of research, allowing for the establishment of more causal brain-behavior relationships than can be achieved with most of the techniques used in this field. We review relevant brain stimulation-aided research in the fields of social pain, social interaction, prejudice, and social decision-making, with a special focus on tDCS. Despite the fact that the use of tDCS in Social Neuroscience and Psychology studies is still in its early days, results are promising. As better understanding of the processes behind social cognition becomes increasingly necessary due to political, clinical, and even philosophical demands, the fact that tDCS is arguably rare in Social Neuroscience research is very noteworthy. This review aims at inspiring researchers to employ tDCS in the investigation of issues within Social Neuroscience. We present substantial evidence that tDCS is indeed an appropriate tool for this purpose.

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A Cohesive Developmental Social Neuroscience: Research, Methods, and Integration

PsycCRITIQUES ◽

10.1037/a0017480 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 54 (40) ◽

Author(s):

Dima Amso

Keyword(s):

Research Methods ◽

Social Neuroscience ◽

Neuroscience Research

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Supplemental Material for Making Social Neuroscience Less WEIRD: Using fNIRS to Measure Neural Signatures of Persuasive Influence in a Middle East Participant Sample

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ◽

10.1037/pspa0000144.supp ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Social Neuroscience ◽

Neural Signatures

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Making social neuroscience less WEIRD: Using fNIRS to measure neural signatures of persuasive influence in a Middle East participant sample

10.31234/osf.io/3ah8v ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Shannon Burns ◽

Lianne N. Barnes ◽

Ian A. McCulloh ◽

Munqith M. Dagher ◽

Emily B. Falk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prefrontal Cortex ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Brain Activity ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Social Neuroscience ◽

Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽

Future Directions ◽

Neuroscience Research ◽

Neuropsychological Functions ◽

Arabic Speaking

The large majority of social neuroscience research uses WEIRD populations – participants from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic locations. This makes it difficult to claim whether neuropsychological functions are universal or culture specific. In this study, we demonstrate one approach to addressing the imbalance by using portable neuroscience equipment in a study of persuasion conducted in Jordan with an Arabic-speaking sample. Participants were shown persuasive videos on various health and safety topics while their brain activity was measured using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Self-reported persuasiveness ratings for each video were then recorded. Consistent with previous research conducted with American subjects, this work found that activity in the dorsomedial and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicted how persuasive participants found the videos and how much they intended to engage in the messages’ endorsed behaviors. Further, activity in the left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex was associated with persuasiveness ratings, but only in participants for whom the message was personally relevant. Implications for these results on the understanding of the brain basis of persuasion and on future directions for neuroimaging in diverse populations are discussed.

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The Social Neuroscience of Cooperation

10.31234/osf.io/8kcd4 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jay Joseph Van Bavel

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Models ◽

Brain Regions ◽

Review Literature ◽

Social Neuroscience ◽

Future Research ◽

A Value ◽

Group Cooperation ◽

Neural Processes ◽

The Social ◽

Cooperative Decision Making

We review literature from several fields to describe common experimental tasks used to measure human cooperation as well as the theoretical models that have been used to characterize cooperative decision-making, as well as brain regions implicated in cooperation. Building on work in neuroeconomics, we suggest a value-based account may provide the most powerful understanding the psychology and neuroscience of group cooperation. We also review the role of individual differences and social context in shaping the mental processes that underlie cooperation and consider gaps in the literature and potential directions for future research on the social neuroscience of cooperation. We suggest that this multi-level approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of the mental and neural processes that underlie the decision to cooperate with others.

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