Psychological Inquiry An International Journal for the Advancement of Psychological Theory
Volume 24 Issue 1

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Cultural Neuroscience: Progress and Promise
Joan Y. Chiao, Bobby K. Cheon, Narun Pornpattananangkul, Alissa J. Mrazek & Katherine D. Blizinsky (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 1-19)

The nature and origin of human diversity has been a source of intellectual curiosity since the beginning of human history. Contemporary advances in cultural and biological sciences provide unique opportunities for the emerging field of cultural neuroscience. Research in cultural neuroscience examines how cultural and genetic diversity shape the human mind, brain, and behavior across multiple time scales: situation, ontogeny, and phylogeny. Recent progress in cultural neuroscience provides novel theoretical frameworks for understanding the complex interaction of environmental, cultural, and genetic factors in the production of adaptive human behavior. Here, we provide a brief history of cultural neuroscience, theoretical, and methodological advances, as well as empirical evidence of the promise of and progress in the field. Implications of this research for population health disparities and public policy are discussed.

COMMENTARIES:

Turning Two Uninvited Guests Into Prominent Speakers: Toward a Dynamic Culture Neuroscience
George Christopoulos & Ying-yi Hong (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 20-25)

Within-Cultural Variation and the Scope of Cultural Neuroscience
Jonathan B. Freeman (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 26-30)

Refining Concepts and Uncovering Biological Mechanisms for Cultural Neuroscience
Angela H. Gutchess & Joshua O. S. Goh (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 31-36)

How to Identify Mechanisms of Cultural Influences on Human Brain Functions
Shihui Han (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 37-41)

Studying the Effects of Culture by Integrating Neuroscientific With Ethnographic Approaches
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 42-46)

Broadening the Scope of Cultural Neuroscience
Meghan L. Meyer, Baldwin M. Way & Naomi I. Eisenberger (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 47-52)

Cultural Neuroscience: The Current State of Affairs
Brandon W. Ng, James P. Morris & Shigehiro Oishi (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 53-57) 

Kudos and Cautions for Advances in Cultural Neuroscience: A Response to Chiao et al.
Denise C. Park (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 58-60) 

Why Am I Not Just Lovin’ Cultural Neuroscience? Toward a Slow Science of Cultural Difference
Andreas Roepstorff (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 61-63)

Promise and Challenges Surrounding Culture–Gene Coevolution and Gene–Culture Interactions
Joni Y. Sasaki (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 64-70)

REPLY:

Constraints, Catalysts and Coevolution in Cultural Neuroscience: Reply to Commentaries
Bobby K. Cheon, Alissa J. Mrazek, Narun Pornpattananangkul, Katherine D. Blizinsky & Joan Y. Chiao (Vol. 24:1, 2013, 71-79)