Handbook of Developmental Social Neuroscience

by de Haan, Michelle; Gunnar, Megan R.

• ISBN13: 9781606231173
• ISBN10: 1606231170
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-02
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Recent years have seen an explosion of research into the physiological and neural bases of social behavior. This state-of-the science handbook is unique in approaching the topic from a developmental perspective. Exploring the dynamic relationship between biology and social behavior from infancy through adolescence, leading investigators discuss key processes in typical and atypical development. Chapters address emotion, motivation, person perception, interpersonal relationships, developmental disorders, and psychopathology. The volume sheds light on how complex social abilities emerge from basic brain circuits, whether there are elements of social behavior that are "hard wired" in the brain, and the impact of early experiences. Illustrations include 8 color plates.

Author Biography

Michelle de Haan, PhD, is Reader in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Institute of Child Health at University College London. Dr. de Haan's research applies neuroimaging and neuropsychological methods to examine the neural correlates of typical and atypical cognitive and social development. She has published over 70 articles, books, and book chapters in this area, and is Associate Editor of the journal Developmental Science.

 

Megan R. Gunnar, PhD, is Regents Professor of Child Development in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gunnar's research focuses on stress biology and the role of early adversity in shaping stress, emotion, and cognitive functioning in the developing child. She has published over 150 articles, chapters, and edited volumes in this area.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Brain in a Social Environment: Why Study Development?	p. 3
Methodological and Biological Background
Methods in Social Neuroscience: Issues in Studying Development	p. 13
Neuroanatomy of the Developing Social Brain	p. 38
Perceiving and Communicating with Others
Neural Bases of the Development of Face Processing	p. 63
Decoding Social Signals in the Infant Brain: A Look at Eye Gaze Perception	p. 87
The Development and Neural Bases of Processing Emotion in Faces and Voices	p. 107
The Development of Social Information Gathering in Infancy: A Model of Neural Substrates and Developmental Mechanisms	p. 122
Imitation as a Stepping Stone to Empathy	p. 142
Mentalizing and Development during Adolescence	p. 159
Early Communicative Development and the Social Brain	p. 175
Evolutionary Origins of Social Communication	p. 207
Relationships
Attachment and the Comparative Psychobiology of Mothering	p. 225
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Social Bonds and Child-Parent Attachment, from the Child's Perspective	p. 246
Neurobiology and Hormonal Aspects of Romantic Relationships	p. 265
Animal Models of Romantic Relationships	p. 281
Regulatory Systems: Motivation and Emotion
Temperament and Affect Vulnerability: Behavioral, Electrocortical, and Neuroimaging Perspectives	p. 305
Reward Systems	p. 324
Social Relationships as Primary Rewards: The Neurobiology of Attachment	p. 342
A Brain-Based Account of Developmental Changes in Social Decision Making	p. 378
Perspectives on Psychopathology
A Social Neuroscience Approach to Adolescent Depression	p. 399
The Development and Neural Bases of Psychopathy	p. 419
Autism: Risk Factors, Risk Processes, and Outcome	p. 435
Social and Genetic Aspects of Turner, Williams-Beuren, and Fragile X Syndromes	p. 459
The Effects of Early Institutionalization on Social Behavior and Underlying Neural Correlates	p. 477
Socioemotional Development Following Early Abuse and Neglect: Challenges and Insights from Translational Research	p. 497
Author Index	p. 521
Subject Index	p. 543
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