Evolutionary Psychiatry. A new beginning

Abstract

Routledge 1996; £15.99 (paperback) ISBN 0 415 13840 Stevens and Price's opening gambit is that we have not one but three, evolutionary distinct, brains. If, like me, you've struggled in vain with neuroanatomy, this suggestion won't exactly bring tears of joy. But the idea is worth pursuing. The authors argue that at birth, there are, within the evolutionarily ancient parts of our brains, a number of “hard wired” behaviour routines, each of which, if acted out successfully, increases the chances of survival. Most of us know this already, …

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