Research article summary (published 30 May 2003):

Social cognition and the prefrontal cortex.

Full Abstract

Social cognitive neuroscience is a rapidly emerging field that utilizes cognitive neuroscientific techniques (e.g., lesion studies, neuroimaging) to address concepts traditionally in the social psychological realm (e.g., attitudes, stereotypes). The purpose of this article is to review published neuroscientific and neuropsychological research into social cognition. The author focuses on the role of the prefrontal cortex in social behavior and presents a framework that provides cohesion of this research. The article proposes that this framework will be useful in guiding future social cognitive neuroscientific research.

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Author information

Author/s: Wood, Jacqueline N (JN);

Affiliation: Cognitive Neuroscience Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1440, USA. woodj(-atsign-)ninds.nih.gov

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Behavioral and cognitive neuroscience reviews (Behav Cogn Neurosci Rev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 2 (issue 2) : pp 97-114

Dates: Created 2003/09/18; Completed 2003/10/23; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 13678518, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Aggression - physiology Animals Attitude Decision Making - physiology Humans

Judgment - physiology Neural Pathways - anatomy & histology Prefrontal Cortex - anatomy & histology; physiology Social Behavior Violence

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