Article,
The neurobiology of social cognition
Current opinion in neurobiology, 11 (2): 231-239 (2001)
Abstract
Recent studies have begun to elucidate the roles played in
social cognition by specific neural structures, genes, and
neurotransmitter systems. Cortical regions in the temporal lobe
participate in perceiving socially relevant stimuli, whereas the
amygdala, right somatosensory cortices, orbitofrontal cortices,
and cingulate cortices all participate in linking perception of such
stimuli to motivation, emotion, and cognition. Open questions
remain about the domain-specificity of social cognition, about its
overlap with emotion and with communication, and about the
methods best suited for its investigation.
