The Encultured Brain: An Introduction to Neuroanthropology (Mit Press) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262527499 ISBN 13: 9780262527491

Publisher: The MIT Press, 2015

Synopsis

Basic concepts and case studies from an emerging field that investigates human capacities and pathologies at the intersection of brain and culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel H. Lende is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida.

Greg Downey is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Sydney.

Daniel H. Lende is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida.

Greg Downey is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Sydney.

Review:

The Encultured Brain is recommended for social scientists interested in incorporating neurological approaches into their research or how advances in neuroscience are relevant to social anthropology. The book is also recommended for social scientists who are skeptical of brain-based approaches as it will help them better appreciate what neuroanthropology is and what it has to offer. Social and cultural anthropology can benefit from, and make significant contributions to, the exciting advances being made in neuroscience. The Encultured Brain outlines the basic theory and methodology that will allow anthropologists to participate in these advances that are becoming increasingly influential in the scientific community.

―Australian Journal of Anthropology

About this edition

• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0262527499
• ISBN 13: 9780262527491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Lende Daniel H., Downey Greg