Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are
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Author: Kevin J. Mitchell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Paperback:
ISBN 10: 0691204152
ISBN 13: 978-0691204154
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 9780691173887
ISBN 13: 978-0691173887
A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you think
What makes you the way you are―and what makes each of us different from everyone else? In Innate, leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger Kevin Mitchell traces human diversity and individual differences to their deepest level: in the wiring of our brains. Deftly guiding us through important new research, including his own groundbreaking work, he explains how variations in the way our brains develop before birth strongly influence our psychology and behavior throughout our lives, shaping our personality, intelligence, sexuality, and even the way we perceive the world. Compelling and original, Innate will change the way you think about why and how we are who we are.
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"One of Forbes' Must-Read Brain Books of 2018"
"One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2018"
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"A lucid, up-to-the-minute account of the human mind. . . . In considering the social, ethical, and philosophical implications of the accumulation of scientific discoveries, Mitchell changes the paradigm of what truly defines human nature."―Tiffany Jeung, Inverse
"Nature versus nurture is a centuries' old distinction, but neuroscience and genetics are taking us to a new level of sophistication in understanding it…. Mitchell's book is a new landmark in this debate, with clear and substantive explanations of the new light that biology is shedding on an old question."―Steven Pinker, author of The Blank Slate
"Innate is the best guide to the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and genetics that I've found in recent years. . . . If there's any question you have about how our brains make us who we are, chances are you’ll find an enlightening answer in Innate."―Carl Zimmer, Publishers Weekly
"Engaging."―Anthony King, Irish Times
"A powerful antidote to genetic determinism."―Barbara Kiser, Nature
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