Meeting of minds — social neuroscience
The neural mechanisms in social cognition are yet to be understood. In this article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience David Amodio and Chris Frith propose a model of medial frontal cortical function in social cognition. Meeting of minds: the medial frontal cortex and social cognition by David M. Amodio and Chris D. FrithNature Reviews Neuroscience 7, […]
The neural mechanisms in social cognition are yet to be understood. In this article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience David Amodio and Chris Frith propose a model of medial frontal cortical function in social cognition.
Meeting of minds: the medial frontal cortex and social cognition
by David M. Amodio and Chris D. Frith
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7, 268-277 (April 2006)
Abstract
Social interaction is a cornerstone of human life, yet the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition are poorly understood. Recently, research that integrates approaches from neuroscience and social psychology has begun to shed light on these processes, and converging evidence from neuroimaging studies suggests a unique role for the medial frontal cortex. We review the emerging literature that relates social cognition to the medial frontal cortex and, on the basis of anatomical and functional characteristics of this brain region, propose a theoretical model of medial frontal cortical function relevant to different aspects of social cognitive processing.
