CHAPTER TEN. Human Empathy through the Lens of Psychology and Social Neuroscience

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. A Bottom-Up Approach to the Primate Mind 1
5. SECTION ONE. From Understanding of the Actions of Others to Culture
6. CHAPTER TWO. The Mirror Neuron System in Monkeys and Its Implications for Social Cognitive Functions 13
7. CHAPTER THREE. The Human Mirror Neuron System and Its Role in Imitation and Empathy 32
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Social Rules and Body Scheme 48
9. CHAPTER FIVE. What, Whom, and How: Selectivity in Social Learning 65
10. CHAPTER SIX. Learning How to Forage: Socially Biased Individual Learning and “Niche Construction” in Wild Capuchin Monkeys 81
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. Social Learning and Culture in Child and Chimpanzee 99
12. SECTION TWO. Empathy, Perspective Taking, and Cooperation
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. A Bottom-Up View of Empathy 121
14. CHAPTER NINE. What Does the Primate Mind Know about Other Minds? A Review of Primates’ Understanding of Visual Attention 139
15. CHAPTER TEN. Human Empathy through the Lens of Psychology and Social Neuroscience 158
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. How Much of Our Cooperative Behavior Is Human? 175
17. CHAPTER TWELVE.Fetal Testosterone in Mind: Human Sex Differences and Autism 194
18. SECTION THREE.Memory, Emotions, and Communication
19. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Role of Broca’s Area in Socio- Communicative Processes of Chimpanzees 211
20. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Emotional Engagement: How Chimpanzee Minds Develop 224
21. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Distress Alleviation in Monkeys and Apes: A Window into the Primate Mind? 246
22. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Enquiries Concerning Chimpanzee Understanding 265
23. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. What Is Uniquely Human? A View from Comparative Cognitive Development in Humans and Chimpanzees 288
24. References 307
25. Contributors 379
26. Index 381