Table des matières

Patrick Bateson

Preface

1. Appearance of Design

• Design of machines
• Conflicts in motivation
• Conclusions

2. Imprinting and Attachment

• Attachment in humans
• Imprinting in the wild
• Individual recognition
• Conclusions

3. Rules and Reciprocity

• Models of development
• Alternative pathways
• Rules for changing the rules
• Coordination in development
• Conclusions

4. Discontinuities in Development

• Loss of continuity
• Conclusions

5. Early Experience and Later Behaviour

• Washing the brain
• Neurobiology
• Continuity and change
• Conclusions

6. Communication between Parents and Offspring

• Parents and offspring
• Conclusions

7. Avoiding Inbreeding and Incest

• Early experience and sexual attraction
• Incest taboos
• Conclusions

8. Genes in Development and Evolution

• Genes in development
• Heritability
• Epigenetics
• Selfish genes
• Conclusions

9. Active Role of Behaviour

• Environmental change
• Conclusions

10. Adaptability in Evolution

• Behaviour and evolution
• Conclusions

11. Concluding Remarks

Index