We are profoundly social creatures – more than we know. In Social , renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world – othe...(展开全部)

马修·利伯曼 ● 社会认知神经科学领域最重要的权威学者之一，于2007年获美国心理学协会颁发的“杰出科学奖”，该奖项每两年颁发给一位杰出的社会心理学家。 ● 1999年，在哈佛大学获得社会心理学博士学位，现任加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校心理学教授、社会认知神经科学实验室（SCN Lab）主任，《社会认知和情感神经科学》杂志（Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience）创始编辑，《心理学评论》（Psychological Review）
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The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world. Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the ...(展开全部)

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world. Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the ...(展开全部)

苏珊•菲斯克(Susan T. Fiske) 1978年获哈佛大学社会心理学博士学位，现为美国普林斯顿大学“尤金•希金斯”心理学教授、心理学与公共事务教授，美国国家科学院、美国艺术与科学院院士。曾当选心理科学协会（APS）主席、人格与社会心理学会（SPSP）主席、行为与脑科学联合会主席。现为《心理学年鉴》（Annual Review of Psychology）的主编以及国际顶级期刊《美国国家科学院院刊》（PNAS）的编委。 荣获美国心理学协会（APA）的心理学杰出科学贡献奖、美国心理科学协会的威廉•詹姆士奖、社会与人格心理学会的唐纳德•坎贝尔奖以及古根海姆学者奖等众多重量级奖项。 谢利•泰勒(Shelley E. Taylor) 1972年获耶鲁大学社会心理学博士学位，曾先后在耶鲁大学和哈佛大学任教，现为美国加州大学洛杉矶分校心理学杰出教授，美国国...(展开全部)

苏珊•菲斯克(Susan T. Fiske) 1978年获哈佛大学社会心理学博士学位，现为美国普林斯顿大学“尤金•希金斯”心理学教授、心理学与公共事务教授，美国国家科学院、美国艺术与科学院院士。曾当选心理科学协会（APS）主席、人格与社会心理学会（SPSP）主席、行为与脑科学联合会主席。现为《心理学年鉴》（Annual Review of Psychology）的主编以及国际顶级期刊《美国国家科学院院刊》（PNAS）的编委。 荣获美国心理学协会（APA）的心理学杰出科学贡献奖、美国心理科学协会的威廉•詹姆士奖、社会与人格心理学会的唐纳德•坎贝尔奖以及古根海姆学者奖等众多重量级奖项。 谢利•泰勒(Shelley E. Taylor) 1972年获耶鲁大学社会心理学博士学位，曾先后在耶鲁大学和哈佛大学任教，现为美国加州大学洛杉矶分校心理学杰出教授，美国国...(展开全部)

Amazon.com A middle-aged neuroscientist walking down Bourbon Street spots a T-shirt that reads, "I don't know, so maybe I'm not." This stimulus zooms from eyes to brain, neuron by neuron, via tiny junctions called synapses. The results? An immediate chuckle and (sometime later) a groundbreaking book titled The Synaptic Self. To Joseph LeDoux, the simple question, "What makes us...(展开全部)

Amazon.com A middle-aged neuroscientist walking down Bourbon Street spots a T-shirt that reads, "I don't know, so maybe I'm not." This stimulus zooms from eyes to brain, neuron by neuron, via tiny junctions called synapses. The results? An immediate chuckle and (sometime later) a groundbreaking book titled The Synaptic Self. To Joseph LeDoux, the simple question, "What makes us...(展开全部)

There is a common misconception that our genomes - all unique, except for those in identical twins - have the upper hand in controlling our destiny. The latest genetic discoveries, however, do not support that view. Although genetic variation does influence differences in various human behaviours to a greater or lesser degree, most of the time this does not undermine our genuin...(展开全部)

A vivid account of what makes us human. Based groundbreaking new research, We Are Our Brains is a sweeping biography of the human brain, from infancy to adulthood to old age. Renowned neuroscientist D. F. Swaab takes us on a guided tour of the intricate inner workings that determine our potential, our limitations, and our desires, with each chapter serving as an eye-opening wi...(展开全部)