The other side of normal : how biology is providing the clues to unlock the secrets of normal and abnormal behavior /

Smoller, Jordan W., 1961-

The other side of normal : how biology is providing the clues to unlock the secrets of normal and abnormal behavior / Jordan Smoller. - 1st ed. - New York : William Morrow, 2012. - 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"We're all mad here" -- How genes tune the brain : the biology of temperament -- Blind cats and baby Einsteins : the biology of nurture -- Dogs, poker, and autism : the biology of mind reading -- "Sole mates" : the biology of attachment and trust -- The brain of the beholder : beauty and sexual attraction -- Remembering to forget -- The new normal.

"Brilliant Harvard psychiatrist Jordan Smoller reveals the hidden side of our everyday behaviors and addresses one of society's most enduring questions: What do we mean by "normal?" And what does this tell us about "abnormal?""--

9780061492198 0061492191 9780061492204 0061492205

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Behavior genetics.
Psychobiology.
Biological psychiatry.
Norm (Philosophy)
Genetics, Behavioral.
Biological Psychiatry.
Genetic Counseling--psychology.
Mental Disorders--genetics.
PSYCHOLOGY--General.
Behavior genetics.
Biological psychiatry.
Norm (Philosophy)
Psychobiology.
Verhalten
Verhaltensgenetik
Physiologische Psychologie
Hirnfunktion

Positive Psychologie



Nonfiction.

QH457 / .S66 2012

591.5

2012 E-489 QU 450