{"product_id":"9781118545355","title":"Neuroanthropology and Its Applications","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNAPA Bulletin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNeuroanthropology and Its Applications\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel H. Lende | Greg Downey | David Himmelgreen | Satish Kedia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes research on engineering robots for emotional interaction, the vulnerability of soldiers to post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive dimensions of political and science communication, sports coaching across cultures, intergenerational health problems in Aboriginal populations, the political economy of addiction treatment, the impact of poverty on the developing brain, psychiatric care for Nepali Bhutanese refugees, and how culture and institutions affect psychosis. These cases show how a holistic approach to neural development and structure in social contexts provides a powerful new way to apply anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Lende\u003c\/b\u003e (dlende@usf.edu) is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. His work focuses on the integration of neuroscience and anthropology, behavioral health, addiction, stress and trauma, and applied anthropology. He has done mixed-method research in Colombia and the United States. He is cofounder of the Neuroanthropology.net blog, now part of the Public Library of Science blogs, and coeditor of the 2012 volume \u003ci\u003eThe Encultured Brain: An Introduction to Neuroanthropology\u003c\/i\u003e from MIT Press. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eEthos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAddiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQualitative Health Research\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAddiction Research and Theory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Downey\u003c\/b\u003e (greg.downey@mq.edu.au) is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He has been conducting ethnographic and psychological research on sports, dance, and skill acquisition since 1992 in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. His first book, \u003ci\u003eLearning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2005), was a study of the Afro-Brazilian dance and martial art, and he has published extensively on capoeira, no-holds-barred fighting, coaching, dance, music and other skills. Downey is especially interested in the ways physical education and training regimes in different cultures generate distinctive physiological capacities, behavior patterns, sensory abilities, and skill sets. His current research is on rugby training in Australia, New Zealand, and among Pacific Islanders. He is cofounder of the Neuroanthropology.net weblog, now part of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Blogs, and coeditor of the 2012 MIT Press volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Encultured Brain: An Introduction to Neuroanthropology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118545355\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e204\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314284032140,"sku":"9781118545355","price":28.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118545355_488461a6-9419-45f9-9480-3e60dd17ad73.jpg?v=1780173365","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118545355","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}