The Domesticated Brain · A Pelican Introduction (Pelican Books) by Hood, Bruce -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Dedication Preface: The Incredible Shrinking Brain The Domesticated Brain

Chapter 1: Navigating the Social Landscape

Evolution in a nutshell The cost of big brains Brain size and behaviour One big family tree Homo psychologicus – the social brain hypothesis Cultural explosion The chattering brain The architecture of the mind Cognition, cooperation and culture What makes the human brain different?

Chapter 2: Make Up Your Mind

Getting wired up Core knowledge It’s alive! Thinking objects Are you thinking what I am thinking? Mind reading Mind games Copycats Getting into someone else’s head How we make up our minds

Chapter 3: Getting Under Your Skin

The day the world stood still War child The lost children Why not knowing is stressful Learning to fight or flee Don’t feel nervous, feel excited! Domestic violence Two peas in a pod Epigenetics Lamarck’s daft idea Licking rats Warrior genes The landscape of life

Chapter 4: Who’s In Control?

The executive suite in our brain The silent manager Hot and cold Changing your mind Disinhibited party animals Temper tantrums Tempting marshmallows Rebounding earworms and white bears Filth, harm, lust and Jesus It wasn’t me but the wine talking The cost of control There’s no one in control

Chapter 5: Are We Born Bad?

The moral instinct The property instinct Sharing The kindness of strangers Revenge is a dish best served cold Appeals to the heart Gut reactions To lie is to be human Would I lie to me? Saying sorry We are both good and bad

Chapter 6: The Longing

Just like me The ‘in’ crowd Knowing me, knowing you First they came … Primate prejudice Social norms Hypocrites in the brain Undercover racists Judging a book by its cover Bad to the bone Social death The ultimate act of spite

Epilogue: A Vision of the Future? Notes Acknowledgements Read More Follow Penguin Copyright Page