The other side of normal : how biology is providing the clues to unlock the secrets of normal and abnormal behavior
Summary
Psychiatry has ignored the normal. The focus on defining abnormal behavior has obscured what turns out to be a more fundamental question--how does the biology of the brain give rise to the mind, which in turn gives rise to everything we care about: thoughts, feelings, desires, and relationships? In... Full description
- "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.