Aproximación Neurodinámica a la Cognición Social

Abstract

In recent decades it has seen a growing interest to study the mechanisms involved in social behavior, much of these inquiries fall within social cognitive neuroscience approach, which is based on a representational model of information processing. However, this approach has been widely criticized for ignoring the body participation, emotional dynamics, social context, developmental changes and assuming an endogenous modular processing. In this regard, this article presents a neurodynamic model of social cognition, which understand social process from an enactive, embodied, situated, relational and systemic perspective. This model let us described the main expected changes in brain activity during ongoing social interactions and ontogeny. The conclusion highlights the challenges and opportunities that this kind of approach can provide for a coming neuroscience and social psychology.