Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Background: Some Basic Facts about the Human Brain -- I Transgenerational Shaping of Human Brain Function -- 2 Effects of Sensory Deprivation and Sensory Enrichment on Brain Structure and Function -- 3 Effects of the Social Environment on Brain Structure and Function -- II The Neurobiology of Ideology -- 4 Self-Preservation and the Difficulty of Change in Adulthood -- 5 The Meeting of Cultures -- Epilogue -- References -- Index.