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Author Pykett, Jessica, author.

Title Brain culture : shaping policy through neuroscience / Jessica Pykett
Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (x, 213 pages)
Contents Front Matter -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: governing through brain culture -- Brain culture in context -- Designing cerebral cities -- Teaching the learning brain -- Managing workplace emotions -- Conclusion: what is at stake in the brain world? -- References -- Index
Summary This unique book offers a timely analysis of the impact of rapidly advancing knowledge about the brain, mind and behaviour on contemporary public policy and practice. Examining developments in behaviour change policies, neuroscience, architecture and urban design, education, and workplace training programmes the book analyses the global spread of research agendas, policy experiments and everyday practice informed by 'brain culture'. It offers an alternative, geographically informed set of explanations for what matters in explaining how people behave and how citizens' behaviour should be governed. It will be of interest to students and academics across the social and behavioural sciences
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Brain -- Research -- Government policy -- Great Britain
Neurosciences -- Great Britain
Neurosciences
MEDICAL -- Physiology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
Neurosciences
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781447314066
1447314069