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
2011040827
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
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
2011040827
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