Brain and culture : neurobiology, ideology, and social change / Bruce E. Wexler.

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006.

307 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

"A Bradford book."

Background: some basic facts about the human brain -- I: Transgenerational shaping of human brain function -- Effects of sensory deprivation and sensory enrichment of brain structure and function -- Effects of the social environment on brain structure and function -- II: The neurobiology of ideology -- Self-preservation and the difficulty of change in adulthood -- The meeting of cultures.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-298) and index.