The Biology of Good and Evil. How Science Explains Our Actions. Part 1,2 (set of 2 books)
As the famous primatologist and neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky says, if you want to understand human behavior and the nature of good or bad actions, you will have to figure out literally everything — from what happened a second before it...
to what happened millions of years ago. In the book, the author examines a huge number of factors influencing our behavior in a step-by-step manner — we can say, in chronological order — and very thoroughly. How does our brain work? What does the amygdala do, and what should we thank the frontal cortex for? What does the insula "hate"? Why do London taxi drivers have an enlarged hippocampus? How are the lengths of the index and ring fingers related to the amount of intrauterine testosterone? From the perspective of neurobiology, how do teenagers differ from children and adults? Are there "pure" altruists? What is the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation? Does free will exist? How do complex social connections influence our behavior and decision-making? And these are just a small part of the questions addressed in the extensive work of the renowned scientist.
As the famous primatologist and neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky says, if you want to understand human behavior and the nature of good or bad actions, you will have to figure out literally everything — from what happened a second before it to what happened millions of years ago. In the book, the author examines a huge number of factors influencing our behavior in a step-by-step manner — we can say, in chronological order — and very thoroughly. How does our brain work? What does the amygdala do, and what should we thank the frontal cortex for? What does the insula "hate"? Why do London taxi drivers have an enlarged hippocampus? How are the lengths of the index and ring fingers related to the amount of intrauterine testosterone? From the perspective of neurobiology, how do teenagers differ from children and adults? Are there "pure" altruists? What is the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation? Does free will exist? How do complex social connections influence our behavior and decision-making? And these are just a small part of the questions addressed in the extensive work of the renowned scientist.
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