{"product_id":"what-makes-us-social-isbn-9780262546270","title":"What Makes Us Social?","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes Us Social? is a scholarly but accessible exploration of the underlying processes that make humans the most social species on the planet. Chris and Uta Frith, pioneers in the field of cognitive neuroscience, review the many forms of social behavior that we humans share with other animals and examine the special form that only humans possess, including its dark side. These uniquely human abilities allow us to reflect on our behavior and share these reflections with other people, which in turn enables us to reason why we do things and to exert some control over our automatic behaviors. As a result, we can learn cooperatively with others and create and value cultural artifacts that survive through the generations.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing beyond how we come to know ourselves and understand the mind of others, Frith and Frith investigate how we adapt mutually to make social interactions work. This book stands out in its application of a computational framework—one that lies at the intersection of psychology and artificial intelligence—to key concepts of social cognition, such as empathy, trust, group identity, and reputation management. Ultimately, What Makes Us Social? is a profound examination of the ways we communicate, cooperate, share, and compete with other humans and how these capabilities define us as a species.Series Foreword vii\u003cbr\u003e1 What Is Social Cognition? 1\u003cbr\u003eI Cooperation--Benefits of Being with Others\u003cbr\u003e2 Learning from Others 21\u003cbr\u003e3 Mirrors in the Brain 35\u003cbr\u003e4 Sharing Emotions 49\u003cbr\u003e5 The We-Mode 67\u003cbr\u003e6 Joint Action 81\u003cbr\u003eII Competition--Difficulties of Being with Others\u003cbr\u003e7 Predicting Behavior 95\u003cbr\u003e8 Us and Them 111\u003cbr\u003e9 Reputation and Trust 125\u003cbr\u003e10 Mentalizing: The Competitive Heart of Social Cognition 141\u003cbr\u003e11 The Dark Side 163\u003cbr\u003eIII Computation--A Hierarchical System of Prediction and Action \u003cbr\u003e12 Modeling the Social World: The Computational Approach 181\u003cbr\u003eIV Culture--Sharing Experiences with Others and Modeling the Modelers\u003cbr\u003e13 Signals from the Deep 207\u003cbr\u003e14 Consciousness and Control 221\u003cbr\u003e15 Making Decisions in Groups 237\u003cbr\u003e16 Communicating and Sharing Meaning 255\u003cbr\u003e17 The Power of Teaching 271\u003cbr\u003e18 Culture and the Brain 285\u003cbr\u003e19 Getting Along Together 301\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e20 Facing a Pandemic Can Bring Out the Good in Us 321\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 329\u003cbr\u003eReferences 333\u003cbr\u003eIndex 391“This exquisitely written book elegantly explores the biological basis of social cognition and underlying brain mechanisms, using a Bayesian framework. A must-read -- the most engaging book I have read on this subject.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Nicola S. Clayton FRS, Professor, University of Cambridge, UK\u003c\/b\u003eChris Frith is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging at University College London and Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, University of London. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMaking up the Mind: How the Brain Creates our Mental World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUta Frith is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. She is author of \u003ci\u003eAutism: Explaining the Enigma\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Friths jointly received the European Latsis Prize in 2009 for their contribution to understanding the human mind and brain, the Jean Nicod Prize in 2014 for their work on social cognition, and the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society’s Distinguished Scholar Award in 2021.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299862565093,"sku":"NP9780262546270","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262546270.jpg?v=1767743874","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/what-makes-us-social-isbn-9780262546270","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}