The Human Illnesses: Neuropsychiatric Disorders and the Nature of the Human Brain - Peter Williamson

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Résumé :
The Human Illnesses brings together a clinician and an evolutionary biologist to construct a sophisticated analysis of neuropsychiatric conditions and their history and findings as well as a biologist's perspective on what makes the human brain human in terms of histological, neuroanatomical, and functional imaging aspects.

Biographie:
Peter Williamson: Tanna Schulich Chair in Neuroscience and Mental Health, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario; author of Mind, Brain, and Schizophrenia (OUP, 2006) John M. Allman: Hixon Professor of Neurobiology, California Institute of Technology, Division of Biology Pasadena, CA

The thesis of the book is reasonable and there is a need to integrate findings from genetics, imaging, neuroscience, and neurocognition into a comprehensive model. Regardless of whether readers agree or disagree with the premise, this will certainly be a step in the right direction. --S. Kristian Hill, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Neuropsychologist Department of Psychiatry and Center for Magnetic Resonance Research University of Illinois at ChicagoThe thesis is certainly provocative, worth elaborating in a book. --Gunvant Thaker, MD Professor of Psychiatry University of Maryland School of Medicine Chief, Schizophrenia Disorders Maryland Psychiatric Research Center Associate Editor, Schizophrenia BulletinThis spellbinding new book, which presents an important theory of the etiology of the major neuropsychiatric disorders, may be a significant contribution, particularly since the hypotheses are testable. However, only studies and time will tell. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in the brain and the mind. -- Doody'sWilliamson and Allman provide an array of current research findings on the neurophysiology, anatomy, and genetics of common mental disorders as well as evolutionary explanations of the neuroscience underlying cognitive processes such as language, representational thought, and the theory of mind. -- PsycCRITIQUESThe volume is a compact, captivating, and current update of vital scientific advances that reflect upon the uniqueness of the human brain, mind, and condition. I highly recommend this book to students and practioners of neurology, psychiatry, and neuropsychiatry as well as to others interested in understanding the unique nature of the remarkable human brain. -- Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D. The American Jouranl of Psychiatry