The Encultured Brain

An Introduction to Neuroanthropology

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Internal Medicine, Neuroscience, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences
Cover of the book The Encultured Brain by Katherine C. MacKinnon, Agustín Fuentes, M. Cameron Hay, Katja Pettinen, Kathryn Bouskill, Benjamin Campbell, Erin P. Finley, Rachel S. Brezis, Peter G. Stromberg, William W. Dressler, Mauro C. Balieiro, José Ernesto dos Santos, Daniel H. Lende, Greg Downey, The MIT Press
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Author: Katherine C. MacKinnon, Agustín Fuentes, M. Cameron Hay, Katja Pettinen, Kathryn Bouskill, Benjamin Campbell, Erin P. Finley, Rachel S. Brezis, Peter G. Stromberg, William W. Dressler, Mauro C. Balieiro, José Ernesto dos Santos, Daniel H. Lende, Greg Downey ISBN: 9780262304740
Publisher: The MIT Press Publication: August 24, 2012
Imprint: The MIT Press Language: English
Author: Katherine C. MacKinnon, Agustín Fuentes, M. Cameron Hay, Katja Pettinen, Kathryn Bouskill, Benjamin Campbell, Erin P. Finley, Rachel S. Brezis, Peter G. Stromberg, William W. Dressler, Mauro C. Balieiro, José Ernesto dos Santos, Daniel H. Lende, Greg Downey
ISBN: 9780262304740
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication: August 24, 2012
Imprint: The MIT Press
Language: English

Basic concepts and case studies from an emerging field that investigates human capacities and pathologies at the intersection of brain and culture.

The brain and the nervous system are our most cultural organs. Our nervous system is especially immature at birth, our brain disproportionately small in relation to its adult size and open to cultural sculpting at multiple levels. Recognizing this, the new field of neuroanthropology places the brain at the center of discussions about human nature and culture. Anthropology offers brain science more robust accounts of enculturation to explain observable difference in brain function; neuroscience offers anthropology evidence of neuroplasticity's role in social and cultural dynamics. This book provides a foundational text for neuroanthropology, offering basic concepts and case studies at the intersection of brain and culture.

After an overview of the field and background information on recent research in biology, a series of case studies demonstrate neuroanthropology in practice. Contributors first focus on capabilities and skills—including memory in medical practice, skill acquisition in martial arts, and the role of humor in coping with breast cancer treatment and recovery—then report on problems and pathologies that range from post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans to smoking as a part of college social life.

Contributors
Mauro C. Balieiro, Kathryn Bouskill, Rachel S. Brezis, Benjamin Campbell, Greg Downey, José Ernesto dos Santos, William W. Dressler, Erin P. Finley, Agustín Fuentes, M. Cameron Hay, Daniel H. Lende, Katherine C. MacKinnon, Katja Pettinen, Peter G. Stromberg

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Basic concepts and case studies from an emerging field that investigates human capacities and pathologies at the intersection of brain and culture.

The brain and the nervous system are our most cultural organs. Our nervous system is especially immature at birth, our brain disproportionately small in relation to its adult size and open to cultural sculpting at multiple levels. Recognizing this, the new field of neuroanthropology places the brain at the center of discussions about human nature and culture. Anthropology offers brain science more robust accounts of enculturation to explain observable difference in brain function; neuroscience offers anthropology evidence of neuroplasticity's role in social and cultural dynamics. This book provides a foundational text for neuroanthropology, offering basic concepts and case studies at the intersection of brain and culture.

After an overview of the field and background information on recent research in biology, a series of case studies demonstrate neuroanthropology in practice. Contributors first focus on capabilities and skills—including memory in medical practice, skill acquisition in martial arts, and the role of humor in coping with breast cancer treatment and recovery—then report on problems and pathologies that range from post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans to smoking as a part of college social life.

Contributors
Mauro C. Balieiro, Kathryn Bouskill, Rachel S. Brezis, Benjamin Campbell, Greg Downey, José Ernesto dos Santos, William W. Dressler, Erin P. Finley, Agustín Fuentes, M. Cameron Hay, Daniel H. Lende, Katherine C. MacKinnon, Katja Pettinen, Peter G. Stromberg

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