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📘 The social neuroscience of empathy by Jean Decety

The social neuroscience of empathy offers an integrative survey of empathy research across biology, cognition, and social science. It examines diverse definitions of the construct, reviews major research traditions—including emotional contagion, self‐projection, and social development—and discusses clinical applications such as psychotherapy and the study of others’ pain. The book also covers neurobiological mechanisms, evolutionary origins, and neuroanatomical continuity across species, highlighting how social neuroscience bridges disciplines to illuminate the complex processes that shape empathy.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology

Authors: Jean Decety

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