The other side of normal
Subtitle: how biology is providing the clues to unlock the secrets of normal and abnormal behavior
By: Jordan Smoller
Edition: 1st HarperLuxe ed.
Publisher: HarperLuxe
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 638
ISBN-13: 9780062064974
Subjects: Biological psychiatry; Psychobiology; Norm (Philosophy); Behavior genetics
Description: "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?""--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-638).
Table of contents: title: "We're all mad here"; title: How genes tune the brain : the biology of temperament; title: Blind cats and baby Einsteins : the biology of nurture; title: Dogs, poker, and autism : the biology of mind reading; title: "Sole mates" : the biology of attachment and trust; title: The brain of the beholder : beauty and sexual attraction; title: Remembering to forget; title: The new normal.