What Makes Us Social?
$155.98
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2023
Summary
A deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human.
What 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 huma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546270 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262546272 |
| Author: | Chris Frith, Uta Frith |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Jean Nicod Lectures |
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About The Author
Chris Frith
Chris 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 Making up the Mind- How the Brain Creates our Mental World.
Uta Frith is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. She is author of Autism- Explaining the Enigma.
The 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.
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