Um Convite à Neurociência Cognitiva Social

Abstract

The paper presents a new interdisciplinary research field, called social cognitive neuroscience (SCN). Assumptions,methods and possible contributions to the scientific understanding of behavior are presented. Recent empiricalresults of SCN are analyzed, which will allow a reflection about the interaction between nature and nurture in thedevelopment of human behavior.

Keywords

• Social cognitive neuroscience
• Evolutionary psychology
• Human development