The dopaminergic mind in human evolution and history /

The dopaminergic mind in human evolution and history /

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Author / Creator:Previc, Fred H.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:ix, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Dopaminergic mechanisms.
Brain -- Evolution.
Human evolution.
Neuropsychology.
Brain -- Evolution.
Dopaminergic mechanisms.
Human evolution.
Neuropsychology.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8208878
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ISBN:9780521516990 (hardback : alk. paper)
0521516994 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-207) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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

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