Critical Neuroscience: A Handbook of the Social and Cultural Contexts of Neuroscience
Suparna Choudhury
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Paperback. Critical Neuroscience: A Handbook of the Social and Cultural Contexts of Neuroscience brings together leading scholars in a collective effort to understand the impact of the intellectual, economic and political conditions on current views of the brain and how these models may in turn impact society. Editor(s): Choudhury, Suparna; Slaby, Jan. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Critical Neuroscience: A Handbook of the Social and Cultural Contexts of Neuroscience brings together multi-disciplinary scholars from around the world to explore key social, historical and philosophical studies of neuroscience, and to analyze the socio-cultural implications of recent advances in the field. This text s original, interdisciplinary approach explores the creative potential for engaging experimental neuroscience with social studies of neuroscience while furthering the dialogue between neuroscience and the disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. Critical Neuroscience transcends traditional skepticism, introducing novel ideas about how to be critical in and about science.
Critical Neuroscience: A Handbook of the Social and Cultural Contexts of Neuroscience brings together multi-disciplinary scholars from around the world to explore key social, historical and philosophical studies of neuroscience, and to analyze the socio-cultural implications of recent advances in the field. This text s original, interdisciplinary approach explores the creative potential for engaging experimental neuroscience with social studies of neuroscience while furthering the dialogue between neuroscience and the disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. Critical Neuroscience transcends traditional skepticism, introducing novel ideas about how to be critical in and about science.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
640 g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781119237891
SKU
V9781119237891
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About Suparna Choudhury
Suparna Choudhury is Junior Professor at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Berlin Institute for Mind and Brain, Humboldt University, Germany. Her research examines the emergence of the 'neurological adolescent'. She has also published on cultural neuroscience and topics at the intersection of neuroscience and society. Jan Slaby is Junior Professor ... Read more
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