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yes--and no.
The power and fascination of Are We Hardwired? lie in their explanation of that deceptively simple answer. Using eye-opening examples of genetically identical twins who, though raised in different families, have had remarkably parallel lives, the authors show that indeed roughly half of human
behavior can be accounted for by DNA. But the picture is quite complicated. Clark and Grunstein take us on a tour of modern genetics and behavioral science, revealing that few elements of behavior depend upon a single gene; complexes of genes, often across chromosomes, drive most of our
heredity-based actions. To illustrate this point, they examine the genetic basis, and quirks, of individual behavioral traits--including aggression, sexuality, mental function, eating disorders, alcoholism, and drug abuse. They show that genes and environment are not opposing forces; heredity shapes
how we interpret our surroundings, which in turn changes the very structure of our brain. Clearly we are not simply puppets of either influence. Perhaps most interesting, the book suggests that the source of our ability to choose, to act unexpectedly, may lie in the chaos principle: the most minute
differences during activation of a single neuron may lead to utterly unpredictable actions.
This masterful account of the nature-nurture controversy--at once provocative and informative--answers someof our oldest questions in unexpected new ways
yes--and no.
The power and fascination of Are We Hardwired? lie in their explanation of that deceptively simple answer. Using eye-opening examples of genetically identical twins who, though raised in different families, have had remarkably parallel lives, the authors show that indeed roughly half of human
behavior can be accounted for by DNA. But the picture is quite complicated. Clark and Grunstein take us on a tour of modern genetics and behavioral science, revealing that few elements of behavior depend upon a single gene; complexes of genes, often across chromosomes, drive most of our
heredity-based actions. To illustrate this point, they examine the genetic basis, and quirks, of individual behavioral traits--including aggression, sexuality, mental function, eating disorders, alcoholism, and drug abuse. They show that genes and environment are not opposing forces; heredity shapes
how we interpret our surroundings, which in turn changes the very structure of our brain. Clearly we are not simply puppets of either influence. Perhaps most interesting, the book suggests that the source of our ability to choose, to act unexpectedly, may lie in the chaos principle: the most minute
differences during activation of a single neuron may lead to utterly unpredictable actions.
This masterful account of the nature-nurture controversy--at once provocative and informative--answers someof our oldest questions in unexpected new ways
- 1: Mirror, mirror
- 2: In the beginning: the evolutionary origins of behaviour
- 3: The nose knows
- 4: As the worm turns: learning and memory in the roundworm C. elegans
- 5: About genes and behaviour
- 6: Life in the fourth dimension: the role of clocks in regulating behaviour
- 7: You must remember this: the evolution of learning and memory
- 8: The role of neurotransmitters in human behaviour
- 9: The genetics of aggression
- 10: The genetics of consumption, Part 1: eating disorders
- 11: The genetics of consumption, Part II: alcoholism and drug abuse
- 12: The genetics of human mental function
- 13: The genetics of human sexual preference
- 14: Genetics, the environment and free will
- Appendix 1: finding and identifying genes
- Appendix 2: a brief history of eugenics
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | Antike |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195178005 |
| ISBN-10: | 0195178009 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Clark, William R.
Grunstein, Michael |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | William R. Clark (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2004 |
| Gewicht: | 0,512 kg |
- 1: Mirror, mirror
- 2: In the beginning: the evolutionary origins of behaviour
- 3: The nose knows
- 4: As the worm turns: learning and memory in the roundworm C. elegans
- 5: About genes and behaviour
- 6: Life in the fourth dimension: the role of clocks in regulating behaviour
- 7: You must remember this: the evolution of learning and memory
- 8: The role of neurotransmitters in human behaviour
- 9: The genetics of aggression
- 10: The genetics of consumption, Part 1: eating disorders
- 11: The genetics of consumption, Part II: alcoholism and drug abuse
- 12: The genetics of human mental function
- 13: The genetics of human sexual preference
- 14: Genetics, the environment and free will
- Appendix 1: finding and identifying genes
- Appendix 2: a brief history of eugenics
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | Antike |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195178005 |
| ISBN-10: | 0195178009 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Clark, William R.
Grunstein, Michael |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | William R. Clark (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2004 |
| Gewicht: | 0,512 kg |
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