Brain and culture : neurobiology, ideology, and social change
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Brain and culture : neurobiology, ideology, and social change
AUTHOR:
Wexler, Bruce E.
ISBN:
9780262731935
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT, 2008
PHYSICAL_DESC:
307 p. ; 21 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-298) and index
Originally published: 2006
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- [pt]. 1. Background : some basic facts about the human brain -- 1. Transgenerational shaping of human brain function -- 2. Effects of sensory deprivation and sensory enrichment of brain structure and function -- 3. Effects of the social environment on brain structure and function -- [pt]. 2. The neurobiology of ideology -- 4. Self-preservation and the difficulty of change in adulthood -- 5. The meeting of cultures -- Epilogue -- References -- Index
SUBJECT:
| Social change -- Psychological aspects |
| Culture -- Psychological aspects |
| Neurobiology -- Social aspects |