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ebook THE GUILFORD PRESS Living without an amygdaLa Living without an amygdaLa EditEd by David G. Amaral Ralph Adolphs thE guiLFoRd PRESS new york London © 2016 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 370 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10001 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The authors have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards of practice that are accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in behavioral, mental health, or medical sciences, neither the authors, nor the editors and publisher, nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or the results obtained from the use of such information. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained in this book with other sources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the publisher. ISBN 978-1-4625-2594-2 (hardcover) To my wonderful wife, Tammy, who has brought balance to my life and enabled me to carry out projects such as this —D. G. A. To all the human and animal experimental subjects that have taught us what it is like to live without an amygdala —R. A. about the Editors David G. Amaral, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neu- roscience and Research Director of the UC Davis MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis. His interests include the neurobiology of social behavior and the development, neuroanatomical organization, and plasticity of the primate and human amygdala and hippocampal forma- tion, with a particular focus on understanding the biological bases of autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Amaral is Director of Autism BrainNet, which solicits postmortem brain tissue to facilitate autism research, and Editor-in-Chief of Autism Research. He is a past president of the Interna- tional Society for Autism Research and a Fellow of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, among other honors. Ralph Adolphs, PhD, is Bren Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology. He leads a social neuroscience laboratory that investigates the psychological and neurobiological under- pinnings of social behavior, with a particular focus on the role of the human amygdala and prefrontal cortex. A major goal is to make compari- sons and contrasts across different clinical populations and research tech- niques. Dr. Adolphs is a past president of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Sci- ence, and a recipient of the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, among other honors. vii
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