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Juan was born in Napa County, California, later attending the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, an Master of Arts
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The Odd Brain: Mysteries of Our Weird and Wonderful Brains Explained
(Dr. Juan is that rarest of rarities, a scholar with a sen...)
Dr. Juan is that rarest of rarities, a scholar with a sense of humor. He fearlessly tours the brain's mysterious corridors, discussing such wide-ranging topics as phobias, compulsive water drinking, serial killers, the secrets of hypnotism, and the man who thought he was a cat. You will find this book absolutely engrossing. Do kleptomaniacs have a legitimate excuse to steal? Can excessive TV watching physically "shape" a child's growing brain? These answers and scores more fill Dr. Stephen Juan's fascinating and endlessly entertaining book The Odd Brain. Following up his popular first book, The Odd Body, Dr. Juan takes us on an animated tour of the enigmatic organ that sits on top of them all. Equal parts scholarly professor--he teaches at the University of Sydney--cultural detective, and theater of oddities tour guide, Dr. Juan explores bizarre brain disorders and the normal-but-still-weird brain phenomena that we all occasionally experience (like deja vu). Through it all, Dr. Juan pulls off the nifty trick of making the clinical both clear and entertaining. Each chapter is packed with real-life anecdotes and case studies. These include the Criminal Brain, the Savant Brain, the Shy Brain, the Suicidal Brain, the Thrill-Seeking Brain, the Obsessive-Compulsive Brain, and more than 20 others. For anyone who's ever witnessed unusual behavior and thought, "Now, what would make a person do that?" The Odd Brain is sure to have an answer.
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Odd Brain
(The Odd Brain provides fascinating explanations as to why...)
The Odd Brain provides fascinating explanations as to why we sometimes experience deja vu, are obsessed by a body flaw, crave chocolate, think we're possessed, think we have a "double" following us, or believe we are invisible. Why is the brain the body's cleanest organ? Why are some people addicted to thrill-seeking or self-mutilation? Are there really vampires and were wolves? What is the Svengali Effect? Savant Syndrome? Capras Disorder? These are some of the 36 strange psychological conditions explained in The Odd Brain.
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Stephen Juan
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In Education, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Education.
Career
He has written thirteen books, including The Odd Body and The Odd Brain. He moved to Australia in 1978 and began teaching at the University of Sydney in what is now the Faculty of Education and Social Work. He taught for more than 30 years before retiring in 2009 while remaining the Ashley Montagu Fellow for the Public Understanding of Human Sciences.
Besides books, Juan has been a regular columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, The Daily News, The Register, and The National Post.
In October 2012, Juan was designated as a "Public Bright" by the Brights, a United States. based organization advocating the elevation and illumination of the naturalistic worldview. Juan is a human dignity and human rights activist and an advocate for "the prime directive of education" as the litmus test of society: That society is best which best develops every person to the fullest extent of their developmental potential.
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Odd Brain
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The Odd Brain: Mysteries of Our Weird and Wonderful Brains Explained
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Odd Brain
