Overview
- A one-stop resource for psychologists and other allied professionals to access information on a wide range of research on the neurobiology of psychological and psychiatric traits
Part of the book series: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality (SSHE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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An Overview of Neurobiological Methods
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Front Matter
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Neurobiology of Psychological Traits
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Neurobiology of Abnormal Traits
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Back Matter
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About this book
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 each individual’s makeup? For example, why does one person suffer from a disorder (e.g., ADHD, autism, mental retardation) and another lives free of maladies?
These are just some of the issues addressed in detail in Neurobiology of Exceptionality. The introductory chapter provides a broad-based overview of current neurobiological techniques (i.e., terms, procedures, and technologies), which are followed by chapters that offer in-depth examination of the neurobiological bases for:
• Impulsive sensation seeking
• Creativity
• Intelligence
• Antisociality
• Autism, mental retardation, and Down Syndrome
• ADHD
• Savant Syndrome
This volume provides a one-stop source for clinical psychologists and other allied mental health professionals to access information on a wide range of research on the neurobiology of psychological and psychiatric traits. It is designed to give readers an overview of the current knowledge base of the biological processes for each trait. It is unlikely that any one book could cover all human traits, but the Neurobiology of Exceptionality addresses a wide range of exceptional psychological traits and psychiatric disorders.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neurobiology of Exceptionality
Editors: Con Stough
Series Title: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b108137
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48476-6Published: 10 December 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-48649-4Published: 28 September 2006
Series ISSN: 1572-5642
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 220
Topics: Child and School Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology