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Social cognition refers to the mental processes that are used to perceive and process social cues, stimuli, and environments, and has traditionally been studied by social, developmental, and neuropsychologists from conceptual and behavioral perspectives. Advances in brain imaging technology within the last two decades have also provided a means of investigating the neural underpinnings of these three interrelated concepts. Researchers from the field of social neurosciences have recently started to map abstract sociocognitive concepts in the brain, and the value and practical applications of this cortical mapping are wide ranging, diverse, and profound. In particular, greater insight into the neural substrates of social cognition is beneficial to medical practice in explaining the sociocognitive deficits that may result from neurosurgical interventions for conditions such as epilepsy and brain tumors.
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Bellerose, J.S., Beauchamp, M.H., Lassonde, M. (2011). New insights into neurocognition provided by brain mapping: Social cognition and theory of mind. In: Duffau, H. (eds) Brain Mapping. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0723-2_14
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