Second, as neuroscience progresses, more and more phenomena that have traditionally been the subject of humanities research can be investigated with neuroscientific methods; thus, the humanities will provide the taxonomy and description of phenomena awaiting investigation at the neuronal level. Brain research begins with the analysis of such phenomena as empathy, jealousy, altruism, shared attention, and social imprinting—phenomena that have traditionally been described and analyzed by psychologists, sociologists, economists, and philosophers.
