Social neuroscience 1 The Neuroscience of Social Cognition David M. Amodio and Kyle G. Ratner New York University Keywords: social neuroscience, social cognition, social psychology, attitudes, intergroup, cognitive neuroscience Contact information: David M. Amodio Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science New York University 6 Washington Place, rm. 760 New York, NY 10003 david.amodio@nyu.edu