About this Research Topic
The past two decades have seen the growth of the field of social and affective neuroscience. By using a range of neuroimaging tools, research in this field has progressed in uncovering the neural substrates and systems involved in social and affective processes. Yet, despite half a century of invaluable contribution to various aspects in neuroscience, magnetoencephalography (MEG) has only recently become a player in this emerging field.
The goal of this Research Topic is to introduce the unique information that MEG can contribute to the field of social and affective neuroscience. Several recent MEG studies have opened new research avenues in this field: From probing neural dynamics, through quantifying connectivity patterns of large-scale brain systems, to representing neural generators of multiple rhythms and oscillations and how they relate to social and affective behaviours. Furthermore, recent technological progress in mobile-MEG, OPMs, dual-MEG and multiple-brain analyses can potentially yield novel paradigms and approaches in the near future. Overall, this non-invasive method can open new horizons for the understanding of social phenomena and their underlying neural mechanisms.
We welcome contributions with a conceptual or methodological focus, as well as those that report original data, that implement MEG and investigate the neural mechanisms, substrates and systems that relate to (or underlying):
Social psychology, social perception, social cognition, political psychology, social interactions, social and/or affective development, emotion processing, introspection, beliefs and attitudes, intergroup bias.
It is noteworthy that submissions will be evaluated right away, even if submitted much earlier than the deadline
The goal of this Research Topic is to introduce the unique information that MEG can contribute to the field of social and affective neuroscience. Several recent MEG studies have opened new research avenues in this field: From probing neural dynamics, through quantifying connectivity patterns of large-scale brain systems, to representing neural generators of multiple rhythms and oscillations and how they relate to social and affective behaviours. Furthermore, recent technological progress in mobile-MEG, OPMs, dual-MEG and multiple-brain analyses can potentially yield novel paradigms and approaches in the near future. Overall, this non-invasive method can open new horizons for the understanding of social phenomena and their underlying neural mechanisms.
We welcome contributions with a conceptual or methodological focus, as well as those that report original data, that implement MEG and investigate the neural mechanisms, substrates and systems that relate to (or underlying):
Social psychology, social perception, social cognition, political psychology, social interactions, social and/or affective development, emotion processing, introspection, beliefs and attitudes, intergroup bias.
It is noteworthy that submissions will be evaluated right away, even if submitted much earlier than the deadline
Keywords: Magnetoencephalography, Social Psychology, Political Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Emotions, Attitudes
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