Social and Affective Neuroscience of Everyday Human Interaction: From Theory to Methodology

This Open Access book presents the current state of the art knowledge on social and affective neuroscience based on empirical findings. This volume is divided into several sections first guiding the reader through important theoretical topics within affective neuroscience, social neuroscience and moral emotions, and clinical neuroscience. Each chapter addresses everyday social interactions and various aspects of social interactions from a different angle taking the reader on a diverse journey. The last section of the book is of methodological nature. Basic information is presented for the reader to learn about common methodologies used in neuroscience alongside advanced input to deepen the understanding and usability of these methods in social and affective neuroscience for more experienced readers.

Marília Lira da Silveira Coêlho graduated as a physiotherapist from the University Center of Bahia – FIB and holds a MSc from the Federal University of Bahia and a PhD from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. She is currently a researcher at the Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab and professor at the physiotherapy course at Mackenzie University. She studies multisensory integration, visuospatial perception, perceptual illusion, body image, transcranial direct current stimulation and Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy. William Edgar Comfort received his B.S. in Psychology from Bangor University, MSc in Neuropsychology from the University of Bristol and his PhD in Neuroscience and Cognition from UFABC. He was previously an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at Osasco University and is currently a Guest Lecturer on the specialization course in Applied Neuroscience and Psychology and a FAPESP post-doctoral fellow in the Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. Lucas Murrins Marques obtained his Bachelor in Psychology from Mackenzie Presbyterian University in 2014, holds a Master’s degree in Basic Psychology from Minho University (2013) a Master's in Developmental Disorders from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2016) and a PhD in Developmental Disorders from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2020). He is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at IMREA from the Faculty of Medicine of University of São Paulo. His main research interests are in brain stimulation, psychophysiology, machine learning, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation, emotion regulation and wellbeing.