The dopaminergic mind in human evolution and history /
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Author / Creator: | Previc, Fred H. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
Description: | ix, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7725743 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. What makes humans special?
- 1.1. Myths concerning the origins of human behavior
- 1.1.1. Was human intelligence genetically selected?
- 1.1.2. Did our larger brains make us more intelligent?
- 1.2. The evolution of human intelligence: an alternative view
- 1.2.1. Dopamine and advanced intelligence
- 1.2.2. The rise of dopamine during human evolution
- 2. Dopamine in the brain
- 2.1. The neurochemistry of dopamine
- 2.2. The neuroanatomy of dopamine
- 2.3. Dopamine and the left hemisphere
- 2.4. Dopamine and the autonomic nervous system
- 2.5. Summary
- 3. Dopamine and behavior
- 3.1. Dopamine and distant space and time
- 3.1.1. Dopamine and attention to spatially and temporally distant cues
- 3.1.2. Dopamine and goal-directedness
- 3.1.3. Dopamine and extrapersonal experiences
- 3.2. Dopamine and intelligence
- 3.2.1. Motor programming and sequencing
- 3.2.2. Working memory
- 3.2.3. Cognitive flexibility
- 3.2.4. Abstract representation
- 3.2.5. Temporal analysis/processing speed
- 3.2.6. Generativity/creativity
- 3.3. Dopamine and emotion
- 3.4. The dopaminergic personality
- 3.4.1. Ventromedial dopaminergic traits
- 3.4.2. Lateral-dopaminergic traits
- 3.4.3. Dopamine and the left-hemispheric (masculine) style
- 3.5. Summary
- 4. Dopamine and mental health
- 4.1. The "hyperdopaminergic" syndrome
- 4.2. Disorders involving primary dopamine dysfunction
- 4.2.1. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- 4.2.2. Autism
- 4.2.3. Huntington's disease
- 4.2.4. Mania (bipolar disorder)
- 4.2.5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 4.2.6. Parkinson's disease
- 4.2.7. Phenylketonuria
- 4.2.8. Schizophrenia
- 4.2.9. Tourette's syndrome
- 4.3. Summary
- 5. Evolution of the dopaminergic mind
- 5.1. The importance of epigenetic inheritance
- 5.2. Evolution of the protodopaminergic mind
- 5.2.1. Environmental adaptations in the "cradle of humanity"
- 5.2.2. Thermoregulation and its consequences
- 5.3. The emergence of the dopaminergic mind in later evolution
- 5.3.1. The importance of shellfish consumption
- 5.3.2. The role of population pressures and cultural exchange
- 5.4. Summary
- 6. The dopaminergic mind in history
- 6.1. The transition to the dopaminergic society
- 6.2. The role of dopaminergic personalities in human history
- 6.2.1. Alexander the Great
- 6.2.2. Christopher Columbus
- 6.2.3. Isaac Newton
- 6.2.4. Napoleon Bonaparte
- 6.2.5. Albert Einstein
- 6.2.6. Dopaminergic personalities in history-reprise
- 6.3. The modern hyperdopaminergic society
- 6.4. Summary
- 7. Relinquishing the dopaminergic imperative
- 7.1. Reaching the limits of the dopaminergic mind
- 7.2. Tempering the dopaminergic mind
- 7.2.1. Altering dopamine with individual behavior
- 7.2.2. Knocking down the pillars of the hyperdopaminergic society
- 7.3. Toward a new consciousness
- References
- Index