The Altruistic Brain

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Author	: Donald W. Pfaff
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 313
Release	: 2015
ISBN-10	: 9780199377466
ISBN-13	: 0199377464
Rating	: 4/5 (66 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Altruistic Brain by : Donald W. Pfaff

Book excerpt: "Unlike any other study in its field, The Altruistic Brain synthesizes into one theory the most important research into how and why - by purely physical mechanisms - humans empathize with one another and respond altruistically."--Jacket.

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