STS.066 Brains and Culture: Love, Lies & Neurotransmitters, Fall 2002
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| Title: | STS.066 Brains and Culture: Love, Lies & Neurotransmitters, Fall 2002 |
| Author: | Dumit, Joseph |
| Issue Date: | 2002-12 |
| Abstract: | Subject examines the brain as a cultural object in contemporary media, science, and society. Explores cultural assumptions about neuroscience by drawing on anthropology, history, semiotics, and the cognitive sciences. Topics include historical views of the brain; digital images of the brain; psychopharmacology; mental illness; neurotransmitters; and the culture of brain science. Class assignments include three brief analytical papers and one oral presentation. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55811 |
| Other Identifiers: | STS.066-Fall2002 |
| Other Identifiers: | STS.066 IMSCP-MD5-da96d8e39146b12ab311604092ec0d09 |
| Keywords: | brain, cultural object, contemporary media, science, society, cultural assumptions, neuroscience, anthropology, history, semiotics, cognitive sciences, historical views, digital images, psychopharmacology, mental illness, neurotransmitters, brain science, Science -- Social aspects, Brain, 302401, Neuroscience, 301501, Science, Technology and Society. |
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