The social brain meets neuroimaging.
Recent neuroimaging studies in humans have indicated that individual differences in social network size correlate with amygdala volume and the volume of brain regions associated with theory of mind. A new article demonstrates that this is also true for monkeys. Taken together, these findings provide...
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description | Recent neuroimaging studies in humans have indicated that individual differences in social network size correlate with amygdala volume and the volume of brain regions associated with theory of mind. A new article demonstrates that this is also true for monkeys. Taken together, these findings provide crucial support for the social brain hypothesis. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:4978c4f3-ac4c-497c-851c-2dab064b5e9a2022-03-26T15:31:50ZThe social brain meets neuroimaging.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4978c4f3-ac4c-497c-851c-2dab064b5e9aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Dunbar, RRecent neuroimaging studies in humans have indicated that individual differences in social network size correlate with amygdala volume and the volume of brain regions associated with theory of mind. A new article demonstrates that this is also true for monkeys. Taken together, these findings provide crucial support for the social brain hypothesis. |
spellingShingle | Dunbar, R The social brain meets neuroimaging. |
title | The social brain meets neuroimaging. |
title_full | The social brain meets neuroimaging. |
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title_full_unstemmed | The social brain meets neuroimaging. |
title_short | The social brain meets neuroimaging. |
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