Description: Basic concepts and case studies from an emerging field that investigates human capacities and pathologies at the intersection of brain and culture.
Brief description: Greg Downey is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Sydney.
Review Quotes: The Encultured Brain is recommended for social scientists interested in incorporating neurological approaches into their research or how advances in neuroscience are relevant to social anthropology. The book is also recommended for social scientists who are skeptical of brain-based approaches as it will help them better appreciate what neuroanthropology is and what it has to offer. Social and cultural anthropology can benefit from, and make significant contributions to, the exciting advances being made in neuroscience. The Encultured Brain outlines the basic theory and methodology that will allow anthropologists to participate in these advances that are becoming increasingly influential in the scientific community.--Australian Journal of Anthropology--