The encultured brain : an introduction to neuroanthropology / edited by Daniel H. Lende and Greg Downey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Downey, Greg, editor.

Lende, Daniel H., 1969- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology.

Health--Social aspects.

Health.

Medicine--Humor.

Medicine.

Mental health--Social aspects.

Mental health.

Neuroanthropology.

Neurosciences.

Genre:

Humor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 438 pages)

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

I On the Encultured Brain 1

1 The Encultured Brain: Development, Case Studies, and Methods / Daniel H. Lende Lende, Daniel H., Greg Downey Downey, Greg 3

2 Neuroanthropology and the Encultured Brain / Greg Downey Downey, Greg, Daniel H. Lende Lende, Daniel H. 23

3 Primate Social Cognition, Human Evolution, and Niche Construction: A Core Context for Neuroanthropology / Katherine C. MacKinnon MacKinnon, Katherine C., Agustín Fuentes Fuentes, Agustín 67

4 Evolution and the Brain / Greg Downey Downey, Greg, Daniel H. Lende Lende, Daniel H. 103

II Case Studies on Human Capacities, Skills, and Variation 139

5 Memory and Medicine / M. Cameron Hay Hay, M. Cameron 141

6 Balancing between Cultures: Equilibrium in Capoeira / Greg Downey Downey, Greg 169

7 From Habits of Doing to Habits of Feeling: Skill Acquisition in Taijutsu Practice / Katja Pettinen Pettinen, Katja 195

8 Holistic Humor: Coping with Breast Cancer / Kathryn Bouskill Bouskill, Kathryn 213

9 Embodiment and Male Vitality in Subsistence Societies / Benjamin Campbell Campbell, Benjamin 237

III Case Studies on Human Problems, Pathologies, and Variation 261

10 War and Dislocation: A Neuroanthropological Model of Trauma among American Veterans with Combat PTSD / Erin P. Finley Finley, Erin P. 263

11 Autism as a Case for Neuroanthropology: Delineating the Role of Theory of Mind in Religious Development / Rachel S. Brezis Brezis, Rachel S. 291

12 Collective Excitement and Lapse in Agency: Fostering an Appetite for Cigarettes / Peter G. Stromberg Stromberg, Peter G. 315

13 Addiction and Neuroanthropology / Daniel H. Lende Lende, Daniel H. 339

14 Cultural Consonance, Consciousness, and Depression: Genetic Moderating Effects on the Psychological Mediators of Culture / William W. Dressier Dressier, William W., Mauro C. Balieiro Balieiro, Mauro C., José Ernesto dos Santos Santos, José Ernesto dos 363

IV Conclusion 389

15 The Encultured Brain-Toward the Future / Daniel H. Lende Lende, Daniel H., Greg Downey Downey, Greg 391.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Encultured brain.

ISBN:

9780262305679

0262305674

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.