Brain and Culture: Neurobiology, Ideology, and Social Change

Integrating new research in neurobiology and psychology, an account of how the cultural environment shapes the brain and the implications for social theory of the decrease in neuroplasticity from childhood to adulthood. Introduction -- [pt]. 1. Background : some basic facts about the human brain -- 1. Transgenerational shaping of human brain function -- 2. Effects of sensory deprivation and sensory enrichment of brain structure and function -- 3. Effects of the social environment on brain structure and function -- [pt]. 2. The neurobiology of ideology -- 4. Self-preservation and the difficulty of change in adulthood -- 5. The meeting of cultures -- Epilogue -- References -- Index

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