The Descent of Madness by Jonathan Burns

The Descent of Madness by Jonathan Burns

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This book advances a radical new hypothesis: that madness exists as a costly consequence of the evolution of a sophisticated social brain in Homo sapiens.

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The Descent of Madness by Jonathan Burns

This book advances a radical new hypothesis: that madness exists as a costly consequence of the evolution of a sophisticated social brain in Homo sapiens.

Jonathan Burns is chief specialist psychiatrist at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine. His main areas of research include psychotic illnesses, human brain evolution and evolutionary origins of psychosis.

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ISBN 13 9781583917435
ISBN 10 1583917438
Title The Descent of Madness
Author Jonathan Burns
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2007-01-11
Number of pages 288
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