Neurobiology of Exceptionality

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stough, Con (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Clinical psychology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.

Nurture or nature? Biology or environment? Why are some people intelligent, or personable, or creative and others obtuse, or shy, or unimaginative? Although each human being is a unique mixture of positive and negative traits and behaviors, the question remains: What is the neurobiological basis for...

Table of Contents:

• An Overview of Neurobiological Methods
• Neurobiological Techniques: Overview of Terms, Procedures, and Technologies
• Neurobiology of Psychological Traits
• The Neurobiology of Impulsive Sensation Seeking: Genetics, Brain Physiology, Biochemistry, and Neurology
• Neurobiology of Creativity
• Neurobiology of Intelligence
• Neurobiology of Abnormal Traits
• Neurobiology of Antisociality
• Neurobiology of Autism, Mental Retardation, and Down Syndrome: What Can We Learn about Intelligence?
• Neurobiology of ADHD
• Neurobiology of Savant Syndrome.