Edward H. Hagen: Washington State University Vancouver Department of AnthropologyCurrent neurobiological theory of recreational drug use is based on the observation that all addictive drugs induce changes in activity of dopaminergic circuitry, interfering with reward processing, thus enhancing drug seeking and consumption. On this view, recreational drugs "hijack" evolved reward circuitry. Current theory of drug […]
Michael McCullough: University of Miami Department of PsychologyExploitation—the targeted infliction of fitness costs on another organism for the purpose of capturing benefits for the self—is a fact of life for social organisms. Because of its pervasiveness in social life, natural selection gives rise to deterrence mechanisms (e.g., thorns, toxins, defensive weaponry) designed to alter potential […]
Ivy Pike: University of Arizona Department of AnthropologyGrowing efforts to carefully link social environments to biological experiences have emerged in many disciplines; Anthropology is no exception. This integrative perspective aims to place bodies in context with a strong awareness of the role gradients of inequality play in shaping population variation in health. While much anthropological […]
