RIKEN Brain Science Institute (RIKEN BSI) Readings in Positive Psychology. Think faster focus better and remember moreRewiring our brain to stay younger... An International, Interdisciplinary Initiative. The Society for Social Neuroscience is an international, interdisciplinary, scientific, nonprofit society established to advance and foster scientific research, training, and applications.
As neuroscience matures, it has become increasingly apparent that the nervous system cannot be considered as an isolated entity, without consideration of the social environments in which humans and many animal species live. We now increasingly recognize the considerable impact on brain and body function of social structures that range from dyads, families, neighborhoods and groups to cities, civilizations, and international alliances. These factors operate on the individual through a continuous interplay of neural, neuroendocrine, metabolic and immune factors on brain and body, in which the brain is the central regulatory organ and also a malleable target of these factors. It is essential to unravel this complexity as we contemplate the future welfare of life on earth.