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Neuroculture - On the implications of brain science (Hardcover)
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Neuroculture - On the implications of brain science (Hardcover)
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Why do we have emotions? What are the bases of social behaviour?
What is the relationship between the mind and the brain? How, and
why, do we appreciate art? How do we make decisions? Are there
biological foundations to ethical behaviour? Why do people follow
religions, or believe in life after death? These wide-ranging, but
important questions are just some of those considered in this
exploration of the field of neuroscience, and how it can crucially
inform our knowledge across a range of seemingly unrelated
disciplines. 'Neuroculture' considers the implications of our
modern understanding of how the brain works, how it was shaped by
evolution, and how it can help us understand many mental issues
central to everyday life. The book starts with a look at emotions
and how they are important in our behaviour. It then considers
social behaviour, looking at the adaptive differences between men
and women. The next chapter considers emotion and rationality, and
the mechanisms of decision making. In the following chapter, the
author looks at philosophical issues, considering the relationship
between the mind and brain, and considering whether the
hardware/software distinction in a computer might tell us something
about mind-brain interactions. The following chapter considers
neuroaesthetics - the biological foundations of our appreciation of
art - including visual art, literature, and music. Is art a useless
ornament? Is music, to quote Steven Pinker, really just 'auditory
cheescake'? After this, the author looks at the field of
neuroeconomics - how neuroscience is informing us about how we make
economic choices. The wide-ranging chapters that follow consider
neuroethics - the biological foundations of ethical behaviour,
neuropsychiatry - the connection between neural functioning and
psychiatric disorders, neuroreligion - the possible biological
foundations of religious belief, and neuropolitics - how our
knowlege of the emotion and rational reasoning systems might help
us develop strategies to solve political problems. Written to
appeal to students and researchers across the biological sciences
and humanities, Neuroculture will be fascinating reading for those
in neuroscience, psychology, biology, medicine, economics, animal
behaviour, psychiatry, philosophy, the arts - indeed anyone
interested in why we behave as we do.
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