The Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations

This path-breaking book is the first collection to provide a scientific global overview on the social neuroscience of intergroup relations, and the neural mechanisms that drive processes such as prejudice, racism, and dehumanization.

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Pascal Molenberghs is an Associate Professor and the Director of Academic Studies at the Institute for Social Neuroscience in Melbourne, Australia. His research focus is social neuroscience, aiming to understand our social brain. His research has been published in leading neuroscience journals and has also featured widely in the media.

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Introduction

Pascal Molenberghs

1. The Neural Underpinnings of Intergroup Bias ** David M. Amodio and Jeffrey J. Berg

2. The Role of Group Membership in Modulating the Neural Correlates of Empathy ** Robert Eres

3. The Neuroscience of Intergroup Competition and Violence ** Dorottya Lantos

4. The Neuroscience Behind Ideological Bias and Extremist Behavior ** Tiago Bortolini and Ronald Fischer

5. How Group Membership Affects Neural Responses to Faces ** Tiffany A. Ito

6. Gene by Environment Interactions in Intergroup Relations ** Hugh McGovern and Eric J. Vanman

7. Ingroup Bias in Empathy and its Relationship with Social Behavior: A Sociocultural Neuroscience Perspective ** Shihui Han

8. The Neuroscience of Prosocial Behavior Towards In- and Outgroup Members Yuqing Zhou and Grit Hein