Critical Neuroscience : A Handbook of the Social and Cultural Contexts of Neuroscience /

• Other Authors: Choudhury, Suparna, Slaby, Jan
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, [2012]
• Subjects: Neurosciences > Social aspects.; Mental illness.; Social adjustment.; Neurosciences.; Mental Disorders.; Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical.; Social Adjustment.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain); Leib-Seele-Problem.; Neurowissenschaften.; Psychische Störung.; Sozialanthropologie.; Neurowetenschappen.; Sociale aspecten.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781444343328; 1444343327; 9781118509760; 1118509765
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444343359

Critical 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. Original, interdisciplinary approach explores the creative potential for engaging experimental neuroscience with social studies of neuroscienceFurthers the dialogue between neuroscience and the disciplines of the social sciences and humanitiesTranscends traditional scepticism, introducing novel ideas about 'how to be critical' in and about scienceFeatur.