Download or read book The Minder Brain written by Joe Herbert and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ch. 1. The brain as a survival machine -- ch. 2. A chemical code for survival -- ch. 3. Serotonin, steroids and signallung -- ch. 4. The brain and stress -- ch. 5. The weight-watcher in the brain -- ch. 6. Staying wet and salty -- ch. 7. Keeping warm, staying cool -- ch. 8. The sexual brain -- ch. 9. Bonding, motherhood and love -- ch. 10. The brain goes to war -- ch. 11. The ryhthm of life -- ch. 12. The brain breaks down -- ch. 13. Individuality.