Evolution, early experience and human development [electronic resource] : from research to practice and policy /
by Narv�aez, Darcia.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (xv, 490 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199979479 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Developmental psychology | Child development | Neuropsychology | Human evolutionOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our mammalian brains currently develop and our evolutionary heritage.
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This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our mammalian brains currently develop and our evolutionary heritage.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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