The Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations:

The Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations; Prejudice can we cure it? is a highly interdisciplinary book. It includes latest theories and research from: Social Psychology, Ethics, Psychopharmacology, as well as Social Neuroscience. The book is also based on the author's team research. The book describes experimental studies which have suggested that fear of the out-group might play a role in prejudice. Amongst others, one experiment that received large media coverage will be illustrated; a study which found that the drug propranolol reduced racial bias. However, is there a cure for prejudice? But even if there were biological methods to reduce prejudice are there not ethical and medical problems associated with this? However, we are our brain; thus not only soul searching, but also a drug can change the core of a person.

Is interdisciplinary: Psychology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, and Law. It interesting for many disciplines, and easy to read for all Is based on a topic that has proven to show great public interested (i.e., is based on the most discussed study published in Neuroscience Springer journals in 2012) Includes unique, futuristic, and thought provoking ideas

Autorentext

Dr Sylvia Terbeck is a social neuroscientist and lecturer at Plymouth University (United Kingdom). She completed her PhD at Oxford University after her studies in Germany and Austria. Subsequently, she held research positions at Oxford, Bern (Switzerland) and University College London. She published multiple significant scientific papers and received research funding for her work. Dr Terbeck is a true believer in equality of all, which includes racial, sexual, religious as well as political opinions; promoting that everyone is an individual. In 2012 she received the Springer NeuroStar for the most socially discussed paper published in Neuroscience for Springer journals; A striving scientist, with innovative ambitions for science and society.

Klappentext

The Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations; Prejudice can we cure it? is a highly interdisciplinary book. It includes latest theories and research from: Social Psychology, Ethics, Psychopharmacology, as well as Social Neuroscience. The book is also based on the author s team research. The book describes experimental studies which have suggested that fear of the out-group might play a role in prejudice. Amongst others, one experiment that received large media coverage will be illustrated; a study which found that the drug propranolol reduced racial bias. However, is there a cure for prejudice? But even if there were biological methods to reduce prejudice are there not ethical and medical problems associated with this? However, we are our brain; thus not only soul searching, but also a drug can change the core of a person.

Inhalt

1 Introduction.- 2 The foundations of prejudice and discrimination.- 3 The Neuroscience of intergroup relations.- 4 Psychopharmacology and prejudice.- 5 Neuroethics of social enhancement.- 6 What should be done?