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  • Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

    Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

    by John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick ...
    A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it.John T. Cacioppo’s groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context—a factor so ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Introduction to Social Neuroscience

    by Stephanie Cacioppo, John T. Cacioppo ...
    A textbook that lays down the foundational principles for understanding social neuroscienceHumans, like many other animals, are a highly social species. But how do our biological systems implement social behaviors, and how do these processes shape the brain and biology? Spanning multiple disciplines, Introduction to Social Neuroscience seeks to engage students and scholars alike in exploring the ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Handbook of Psychophysiology

    Edited by John T. Cacioppo, Louis G. Tassinary, Gary Berntson ...
    The Handbook of Psychophysiology, 3rd Edition is an essential reference for students, researchers, and professionals in the behavioral, cognitive, and biological sciences. Psychophysiological methods, paradigms, and theories offer entry to a biological cosmos that does not stop at skin's edge, and this essential reference is designed as a road map for explorers of this cosmos. The scope and ... Read more

    $222.29 USD

  • Communication and Persuasion

    Central and Peripheral Routes to Attitude Change

    by John T. Cacioppo, Richard E. Petty ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    It has been over 10 years since we initiated work on our first series of collaborative experiments. As graduate students, we had great fun planning, conducting, and writing this research (Petty & Cacioppo, 1977). We enjoyed arguing with each other at our initial meeting in 1973 and have sub sequently become best friends, but neither of us suspected at the time that we would or could actively ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Social Neuroscience

    Key Readings

    Edited by Gary G. Berntson, John T. Cacioppo ...
    Series series Key Readings in Social Psychology
    Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists have collaborated for more than a decade with the common goal of understanding how the mind works. These collaborations have helped unravel puzzles of the mind including aspects of perception, imagery, attention and memory. Many aspects of the mind, however, require a more comprehensive approach to reveal the mystery of mind-brain connections. Attraction, ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Social Neuroscience

    Edited by Jean Decety, John T. Cacioppo ...
    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    The complexities of the brain and nervous system make neuroscience an inherently interdisciplinary pursuit, one that comprises disparate basic, clinical, and applied disciplines. Behavioral neuroscientists approach the brain and nervous system as instruments of sensation and response; cognitive neuroscientists view the same systems as a solitary computer with a focus on representations and ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Handbook of Psychophysiology

    Edited by John T. Cacioppo, Louis G. Tassinary, Gary G. Berntson ...
    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
    The Handbook of Psychophysiology has been the authoritative resource for more than a quarter of a century. Since the third edition was published a decade ago, the field of psychophysiological science has seen significant advances, both in traditional measures such as electroencephalography, event-related brain potentials, and cardiovascular assessments, and in novel approaches and methods in ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Emotional Contagion

    by Elaine Hatfield, John T. Cacioppo, Richard L. Rapson ...
    Series series Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
    When people are in a certain mood, whether elation or depression, that mood is often communicated to others. When we are talking to someone who is depressed it may make us feel depressed, whereas if we talk to someone who is feeling self-confident and buoyant we are likely to feel good about ourselves. This phenomenon, known as emotional contagion, is identified here, and compelling evidence for ... Read more

    $44.29 USD

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    Loneliness

    Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

    by John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick ...
    Narrated by Dick Hill ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 33 min

    John T. Cacioppo's groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context—a factor so strong that it can alter DNA replication. He defines an unrecognized syndrome, chronic ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Notes on the Death of Culture

    Essays on Spectacle and Society

    by Mario Vargas Llosa ...
    Translated by John King ...
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  • The Beak of the Finch

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