The Social Brain / KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

By nature, humans are a social species. Our brains are wired from birth with programs that were crucial to our distant ancestors. Infants come equipped with a basic repertoire of social skills. And yet, as history has shown, there is a dark side to the human brain. The evidence is overwhelming that...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Human Quest.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©1995.
Series:Films on Demand.
Human Quest.
Subjects:
Behavior evolution.
Brain > Physiology.
Choice (Psychology)
Culture.
Nervous system.
Personality.
Self.
Social evolution.
Social structure.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 min.) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Creating a Modern Community (2:20)
  • Social Species (1:53)
  • Hunter-Gatherer Origins (1:12)
  • Human Survival Skills (1:37)
  • Prosopagnosia (3:35)
  • Training Babies for Society (4:27)
  • Joint Attention (1:37)
  • Mental "Eden" of Early Childhood (3:37)
  • Theory of Mind Mechanism (1:59)
  • Deciphering Emotions (4:11)
  • Machiavellian Intelligence Hypothesis (4:57)
  • William's Syndrome (2:10)
  • Frontal Lobe and Social Function (2:24)
  • Damaging the Social Brain (1:27)
  • Gut Feelings and the Social Brain (3:48)
  • Role Model Inputs in Social Awareness (2:05)
  • Understanding Aggression (1:55)
  • Need for Cooperation and Reciprocity (3:02)
  • Modern Hunter-Gatherer Model (1:55)
  • Modern Social Disconnect (1:46)
  • Cultural Evolution (1:21)
  • Credits: The Social Brain (0:51)