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Social Neuroscience features original empirical articles that examine how the brain mediates social cognition, interpersonal exchanges, affective/cognitive group interactions, and related topics that deal with social/personality psychology.

The goal of Social Neuroscience is to provide a place to publish empirical articles that intend to further our understanding of the role of the central nervous system in the development and maintenance of social behaviors.

Submissions from all branches of neuroscience are encouraged, including (but not limited to) bio/neuropsychology, evolution, psychiatry, neurology, and neuroscience. Further, submissions that have brain-based empirical data in the fields of social and cognitive psychology, including social cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, or other humanities areas are encouraged.

Articles published in Social Neuroscience cover all neuroscience techniques including neuroimaging methods (e.g., fMRI, PET, ERP, TMS), as well as more traditional neuroscience techniques (e.g., animal studies, case studies, psychiatric populations, post-mortem studies, pharmaceutical, agonist /antagonist). Social Neuroscience does not publish articles that report only behavioral data.

The journal focuses on both molar (i.e., regional cortical localization, neural networks) and molecular (i.e., neurotransmitter) research. All social behaviors are covered including all aspects of inter- and intra-personal relationships. Both environmental and genetic influences are presented. Abnormal behaviors and populations are focused on in terms of understanding social/brain relationships. Language, memory, attention and perception are appropriate topics if they relate to specific social behaviors or cognitions. Studies that approach social neuroscience from an environmental or genetic approach are equally appropriate, and related topics that deal with the interface of neuroscientific and social/personality investigations.

Peer Review Integrity

All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

SPECIAL ISSUES

Issues devoted to a single topic are regularly published in this journal; they are sent free to subscribers in that year. Non-subscribers to the journal can purchase special issues separately as books. Please click on the titles below for more information:

• Neural Correlates of Deception
  Guest Editors: Giorgio Ganis & Julian Keenan
  Volume 4, Issue 6 (2009) ISBN 978-1-84872-712-0
• The Mirror Neuron System
  Guest Editors: Christian Keysers and Luciano Fadiga
  Volume 3, Issues 3-4 (2008) ISBN 978-1-84169-866
• Interpersonal Sensitivity
  Guest Editors: Jean Decety and Daniel Batson 
  Volume 2, Issues 3-4 (2007) ISBN 978-1-84169-838-0
• Theory of Mind
  Guest Editors: Rebecca Saxe and Simon Baron-Cohen 
  Volume 1, Issues 3-4 (2006) ISBN 978-1-84169-816-8