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Mind and Self in Society: Linking Social Structure and Social Cognition

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Giorgio Bertini

Recent developments in social cognition could enhance sociological social psychologists’ understanding of the mind as both a social product and a social force; yet this work in social cognition has received little attention. Conversely, social cognition has not fulfilled its … Continue reading →

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The social and cultural roots of whale and dolphin brains

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

Encephalization, or brain expansion, underpins humans’ sophisticated social cognition, including language, joint attention, shared goals, teaching, consensus decision-making and empathy. These abilities promote and stabilize cooperative social inter-actions, and have allowed us to create a ‘cognitive’ or ‘cultural’ niche and … Continue reading →

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The Socially Extended Mind

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper contrasts conservative and liberal interpretations of the extended mind hypothesis. The liberal view, defended here, considers cognition to be socially extensive, in a way that goes beyond the typical examples (involving notebooks and various technologies) rehearsed in the … Continue reading →

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Social Brains, Simple Minds: does Social Complexity require Cognitive Complexity?

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

The social brain hypothesis is a well-accepted and well-supported evolutionary theory of enlarged brain size in the non-human primates. Nevertheless, it tends to emphasize an anthropocentric view of social life and cognition. This often leads to confusion between ultimate and … Continue reading →

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Social Neuroscience: Toward Understanding the Underpinnings of the Social Mind

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

The field of social cognitive neuroscience has captured the attention of many researchers during the past ten years. Much of the impetus for this new field came from the development of functional neuroimaging methods that made it possible to unobtrusively … Continue reading →

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