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?""--