The imprinted brain how genes set the balance between autism and psychosis - Badcock, C. R. (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index
Autism and its compensations -- Deficits in mind -- From gaze to grandeur -- Cancers of the mind -- The battle of the sexes in the brain -- Sex and psychosis -- Beyond the balanced brain
The Imprinted Brain sets out a radical new theory of the mind and mental illness based on the recent discovery of genomic imprinting. Imprinted genes are those from one parent that, in that parent's interest, are expressed in an offspring rather than the diametrically opposed genes from the other parent. For example, a higher birth weight may represent the dominance of the father's genes in leading to a healthy child, whereas a lower birth weight is beneficial to the mother's immediate wellbeing, and the imprint of the mother's genes will result in a smaller baby. According to this view, a win