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A discussion of cultural biology, a new brain science, considers brain chemistry and how the brain develops, revealing how personalities and values are formed and what these findings mean about the link between individuals and the world.

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"A superb book . a breath of fresh air." -- V. S. Ramachandran, M.D. , Ph.D., Professor and Director , Center for Brain and Cognition, Universit

"wide-ranging...linking cutting-edge neuroscience with social history and popular culture...postmodern culture and globalization...."--Publishers Weekly

"An entertaining and startling survey of what it means to be human."--Discover magazine

"A superb book ... a breath of fresh air."--V. S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego; adjunct Professor, Salk Institute, author of Phantoms in the Brain

"Smart authors with a lot of hot stuff to report on."--Kirkus Reviews

A superb book a breath of fresh air. --V. S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego; adjunct Professor, Salk Institute, author of Phantoms in the Brain"

An evocative solution to a classic problem: which is more important in shaping the human brain, nature or nurture --Sandra Blakeslee, The New York Times"

wide-ranging...linking cutting-edge neuroscience with social history and popular culture...postmodern culture and globalization.... --Publishers Weekly"

Smart authors with a lot of hot stuff to report on. --Kirkus Reviews"

An entertaining and startling survey of what it means to be human. --Discover magazine"
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Steven R. Quartz is director of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology and an associate professor in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Computation and Neural Systems Program.

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  • PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0688162185
  • ISBN 13 9780688162184
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages336
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