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Liars, lovers, and heroes : what the new brain science reveals about how we become who we are / Steven R. Quartz and Terrence J. Sejnowski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quartz, Steven.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic psychology.
- Brain--Evolution.
- Brain.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 336 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : William Morrow, [2002]
- Summary:
- Renowned neuroscientists Dr. Steven R. Quartz and Dr. Terrence J. Sejnowski unveil cultural biology, a new brain science founded on exciting discoveries in brain imaging, computer modeling, and genetics.
- Each of us is born with a basic brain chemistry, some of it so ancient we share it with insects. The authors explain new views of how human potential is unlocked through a beautifully precise engagement between brain and world, making us -- as individuals and as a species -- something far beyond the sum of our parts.
- Liars, Lovers, and Heroes demystifies this dynamic process and the influences on its development, from climate change over millennia to current events as recent as the terrorism and heroism of September 11th. The authors offer intriguing answers to some of our most enduring questions, including why we live together, love, and sometimes kill. Their insights bring both optimism and new ideas for shaping a world that unleashes our highest potential.
- Contents:
- 1 Our Brains, Ourselves 1
- 2 Making Connections 21
- 3 How to Make a Human: The 1.6 Percent Solution 32
- 4 Life on the Far Shore: Crossing the Mental Rubicon 61
- 5 Between Thought and Feeling: The Mystery of Emotions 88
- 6 Becoming You: Genes, Parenting, and Personality 123
- 7 Friend, Lover, Citizen: The Mystery of Life Together 148
- 8 The Killer Within: From the Solitary Killer to the Killing Crowd 189
- 9 Inside Intelligence: Rethinking What Makes Us Smart 216
- 10 The Search for Happiness 252
- Afterword: After September 11 278.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0688162185
- OCLC:
- 47056303
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