Cognition, Social

Tal Shany-Ur; K. P. Rankin

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00461-9

Cognition, Social

Tal Shany-Ur^*, K. P. Rankin

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Abstract

Social cognition involves the interpretation of social and emotional information, and regulation of behavioral choices. Once social information is perceived, a set of rapid emotion-driven mechanisms, which are subject to attitudes, biases, and personality traits, assign meaning and importance to this information, often evoking an emotional response. This integrates with acquired social knowledge and reflective, higher order reasoning about others' thoughts and intentions, resulting in accurate empathy and theory of mind. After social information is evaluated, executive and regulatory processes mediate the selection and enactment of an appropriate behavioral response. Each of these mechanisms and their underlying neurological substrates were described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	814-817
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123851574
ISBN (Print)	9780123851581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00461-9
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Decision making
Emotion
Empathy
Frontotemporal dementia
Neuroanatomical correlates
Neuroanatomy
Neurology
Neuropeptides
Regulation
Social cognition
Social perception
Theory of mind

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