Shared Representations Sensorimotor Foundations of Social Life [Hardcover]

A collection of cutting-edge contributions on the idea of shared representations - information sharing between the brains of those involved.Social behaviour is heavily dependent on shared representations - information sharing between the brains of those involved. This volume comprises a collection of cutting-edge contributions centred on the idea of shared representations, and will be an invaluable resource for established researchers and those who are new to the field.Social behaviour is heavily dependent on shared representations - information sharing between the brains of those involved. This volume comprises a collection of cutting-edge contributions centred on the idea of shared representations, and will be an invaluable resource for established researchers and those who are new to the field.Socially situated thought and behaviour are pervasive and vitally important in human society. The social brain has become a focus of study for researchers in the neurosciences, psychology, biology and other areas of behavioural science, and it is becoming increasingly clear that social behaviour is heavily dependent on shared representations. Any social activity, from a simple conversation to a well-drilled military exercise to an exquisitely perfected dance routine, involves information sharing between the brains of those involved. This volume comprises a collection of cutting-edge essays centred on the idea of shared representations, broadly defined. Featuring contributions from established world leaders in their fields and written in a simultaneously accessible and detailed style, this is an invaluable resource for established researchers and those who are new to the field.Part I. Foundations: 1. What it takes to share a task: sharing versus shaping task representations Thomas Dolk and Wolfgang Prinz; 2. Merged minds: integration of bottom-up and top-down processes for social interactions Krista Grigaityte and Marco Iacoboni; 3. A new view of the motor cortex and its rellc¥