One cranium, two brains not yet introduced: Distinct but complementary views of the social brain

NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

卷:108

Review

Prounis, George S.¹  Ophir, Alexander G.¹ 

[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Psychol, 224 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

关键词: Affective/value-based processing;    Cognitive social brain;    Complex cognition;    Emotion;    Empathy;    Judgment;    Mentalizing network;    Mirroring/action-observation network;    Planning;    Social Behavior Network;    Social decision-making network;    Theory of mind;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.11.011

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Social behavior is pervasive across the animal kingdom, and elucidating how the brain enables animals to respond to social contexts is of great interest and profound importance. Our understanding of 'the social brain' has been fractured as it has matured. Two drastically different conceptualizations of the social brain have emerged with relatively little awareness of each other. In this review, we briefly recount the history behind the two dominant definitions of a social brain. The divide that has emerged between these visions can, in part, be attributed to differential attention to cortical or sub-cortical regions in the brain, and differences in methodology, comparative perspectives, and emphasis on functional specificity or generally. We discuss how these factors contribute to a lack of communication between research efforts, and propose ways in which each version of the social brain can benefit from the perspectives, tools, and approaches of the other. Interface between the two characterizations of social brain networks is sure to provide essential insight into what the social brain encompasses.

【 授权许可】

Free