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Section VI - Social Emotions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2025

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The Cambridge Handbook of Human Affective Neuroscience , pp. 483 - 564
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  • Social Emotions
  • Edited by Jorge Armony, McGill University, Montréal, Patrik Vuilleumier, University of Geneva
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Human Affective Neuroscience
  • Online publication: 16 September 2025
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  • Social Emotions
  • Edited by Jorge Armony, McGill University, Montréal, Patrik Vuilleumier, University of Geneva
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Human Affective Neuroscience
  • Online publication: 16 September 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009342919.030
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  • Social Emotions
  • Edited by Jorge Armony, McGill University, Montréal, Patrik Vuilleumier, University of Geneva
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Human Affective Neuroscience
  • Online publication: 16 September 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009342919.030
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