Taylor & Francis (Philadelphia, PA) has launched two new journals.Taylor & Francis (Philadelphia, PA) has launched two new journals. "The Journal of Positive Psychology" is a quarterly title focuses on basic research and the professional application on states of optimal human functioning and fulfillment, and the facilitation Facilitation The process of providing a market for a security. Normally, this refers to bids and offers made for large blocks of securities, such as those traded by institutions. and promotion of well being. Topics covered include research related to human strengths and virtues, personal and social well being, as well as applications to psychotherapy and counseling. An annual print subscription costs $77 for individuals and $311 for institutions. Also published quarterly, "Social Neuroscience Social neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that utilizes the complementary insights and approaches of neuroscience and social science to analyze social and affective aspects of human behavior. " features articles that examine how the brain mediates social cognition Social cognition is the study of how people process social information, especially its encoding, storage, retrieval, and application to social situations. Social cognition’s focus on information processing has many affinities with its sister discipline, cognitive psychology. , interpersonal exchanges, affective/cognitive group interactions, and related topics that deal with social/personality psychology. Articles cover all neuroscience neu·ro·sci·ence n. Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system. neuroscience the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology of the nervous system. techniques, including neuroimaging methods, as well as more traditional neuroscience techniques. An annual subscription costs $225. |
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