I found this book fascinating, but, since it concerns a subject I know little about, I have a hard time evaluating its reliability. The initial idea, which I have seen many times before, is that our brains are divided into three main parts: the "reptilian brain" (basic functions), the "mammal brain"...
I recommend this book, but had some problems with it. As a social scientist, I just kept finding myself saying 'yeah, but' a lot, as social phenomena and context are ignored or treated as "outside" the individual. This is a common problem I have when I read psych books. Although the authors nod to t...