Social, why our brains are wired to connect, Matthew D. Lieberman
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Social, why our brains are wired to connect, Matthew D. Lieberman
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-365) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Social
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
859536400
Responsibility statement
Matthew D. Lieberman
Sub title
why our brains are wired to connect
Summary
Draws on original neuroscience research to reveal the human brain's powerful capacity for social networking, sharing arguments about the importance of social relationships for happiness and how the brain is innately conditioned to promote human connections
Table of contents
Who are we? -- The brains' passion -- Broken hearts and broken legs -- Fairness tastes like chocolate -- Mental magic tricks -- Mirror, mirror -- Peaks and valleys -- Trojan horse selves -- Panoptic self-control -- Living with a social brain -- The business of social brains -- Educating the social brain
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