The descent of madness : evolutionary origins of psychosis and the social brain / Jonathan Burns.
- Burns, Jonathan, 1968-
- Date:
- 2007
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Physical description
ix, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents
Introduction -- A history and pre-history of madness -- Evolutionary principles of the origins of psychosis -- Evolutionary genetics of psychosis -- A social brain for a social world -- The evolution of the social brain -- Schizophrenia and the social brain -- The dysconnectivity hypothesis of schizophrenia -- Evolutionary ontogeny of schizophrenia -- The costly legacy of an evolved social brain.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-258) and index.
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Location Status History of MedicinePV /BUROpen shelves
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ISBN
- 158391742X
- 9781583917428
- 1583917438
- 9781583917435