Social Cognitive Neuroscience: Part 1

Similarities and differences between social species It has often been observed that human beings are intensely social creatures, but at the same time it is often ignored that there are many other animals, who are also exquisitely adapted to social learning and interaction. Comparative studies of social cognition in diverse species are still relatively new, and this comparison shows that learning from conspecifics is pervasive. I will briefly review examples of learning from others through cop...