The Great Brain Debate

Nature or Nurture?

John E. Dowling

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English

Princeton University Pres
19 August 2007

Mathematics & Sciences; Neurosciences; Geographical maps (specialist)

Series: Science Essentials

Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for today's researchers. There are tremendous consequences to understanding the crucial role that environment and genes each play. How we raise and educate our children, how we treat various mental diseases or conditions, how we care for our elderly--these are just some of the issues that can be informed by a better understanding of brain development. In The Great Brain Debate, the eminent neuroscience researcher John Dowling looks at these and other important issues. The work that is being done on the connection between the brain and vision, as well as the ways in which our brains help us learn new languages, are particularly revealing. From this groundbreaking new research, Dowling explains startling new insights into how the brain functions and how it can (or cannot) be molded and changed. By studying the brain across the spectrum of our lives, from infancy through adulthood and into old age, Dowling shows the ways in which both nature and nurture play key roles over the course of a human lifetime.

By: John E. Dowling
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 28g
ISBN: 9780691133102
ISBN 10: 0691133107
Series: Science Essentials
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 19 August 2007
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Part I: The Developing Brain Chapter 1: Building a Brain 7 Chapter 2: Maturing a Brain 33 Chapter 3: Developing Behaviors 57 Part II: The Adult Brain Chapter 4: Teaching Older Dogs New Tricks 83 Chapter 5: Controversies: New Neurons and Genes and Behavior 111 Part III: The Aging Brain Chapter 6: Is Aging of the Brain a Disease? 139 Conclusions (and Speculations) 161 Further Reading 175 Figure Credits 177 Index 179

John E. Dowling is the Llura and Gordon Gund Professor of Neurosciences and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. He has received numerous awards, including the Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.

Reviews for The Great Brain Debate: Nature or Nurture?

"""[The Great Brain Debate] is an enjoyable primer on some of the most exciting areas of neuroscience research today.""--A. K. Prashanth, Times Higher Education Supplement ""Dowling does a masterful job... His eloquent essay provides solid examples of what elements of brain development and brain function are under genetic control and which are largely guided by experience.""--Charles A. Nelson and Irving I. Gottesman, Science ""[Dowling] writes authoritatively and covers the important stuff.""--San Diego Union Tribune ""The Great Brain Debate is a fine introduction to some of the key findings in contemporary neuroscience. In addressing the mechanisms of both nature and nurture, Dowling's book is clear and judicious, well articulating our current knowledge of both.""--Gary Marcus, American Journal of Psychology"