Social Neuroscience and Public Health

Part I. Theoretical Perspectives

1. Picoeconomics in Neural and Evolutionary Contexts
George Ainslie

2. Neurophysiological Correlates of the Self-Regulation of Goal Pursuit
Inge Schweiger Gallo, Anna-Lisa Cohen, Peter M. Gollwitzer, Gabriele Oettingen

3. Temporal Self-Regulation Theory: Integrating Biological, Psychological, and Ecological Determinants of Health Behavior Performance
Peter A. Hall, Geoffrey T. Fong

Part II. Health Communication

4. Health Communications: Predicting Behavior Change from the Brain
Christopher N. Cascio, Sonya Dal Cin, Emily B. Falk

5. Neurobiological Bases of Self-Reference and Deliberate Processing in Tailored Health Communication

Shaun Ho, Hannah Faye Chua

Part III. Health Behaviours

6. Neurocognition and Medication Adherence in HIV-Infected Adults
Stella E. Panos, Sapna M. Patel, April D. Thames, Charles H. Hinkin

7. Alcohol Consumption and Self-Regulation
Barbara Mullan

8. The Strength Model of Self-Control: Recent Advances and Implications for Public Health
Martin S. Hagger, Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis

9. Incentive-Based Interventions: Historical Context and New Directions
Diann E. Gaalema, Alexa A. Lopez, Stephen T. Higgins

Part IV. Social Connections, Socioeconomic Status and Stress

10. Social Relationships and Public Health: A Social Neuroscience Perspective Focusing on the Opioid System
Baldwin M. Way

11. Brain Functions Modulating Redistribution of Natural Killer Cells Accompanying Cognitive Appraisal of Acute Stress
Hideki Ohira

12. Alzheimer’s Dementia and Lifestyle: Towards a Primary Prevention
Harald Walach, Martin Loef

13. Social Determinants of Self-Regulation Development
Ezequiel M. Galarce, Ichiro Kawachi

Part V. Exercise Neuroscience

14. Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Cognition Across the Lifespan
Edward McAuley, Sean P. Mullen, Charles H. Hillman

15. Brain Glycogen Decrease and Supercompensation with Prolonged Exhaustive Exercise
Takashi Matsui, Hideaki Soya

16. Resistance Training and Cognitive and Cortical Plasticity in Older Adults
Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Lindsay S. Nagamatsu

Part VI. Methods Primer

17. Brain Imaging: A Primer
Lorin Elias

18. Survival Analysis in Social Neuroscience and Public Health: A Research Exemplar from the Field of Cognitive Epidemiology

Joel A. Dubin, Peter A. Hall

19. Neurobiological Facets of Food Craving and Consumption: Evidence From Neuropsychological and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Studies
Cassandra Lowe, Peter A. Hall

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, Public Health, Sociology, general, Health Psychology, Neurosciences, Neuropsychology