Listen "Alcohol and Evolution | Robin Dunbar | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #13"
Episode Synopsis
Robin Dunbar discusses alcohol, its history with humans and primates, why it's so useful for bonding, and how novel circumstances have pushed it into being a drug of abuse.
This episode is based on a chapter titled 'The Social Function of Alcohol from an Evolutionary Perspective', authored by Robin Dunbar. It is chapter 13 in the book 'Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health", published by Cambridge University Press.The book is available for purchase here via CUP or on Amazon.
You can follow Adam Hunt on Twitter @RealAdamHunt
This episode is based on a chapter titled 'The Social Function of Alcohol from an Evolutionary Perspective', authored by Robin Dunbar. It is chapter 13 in the book 'Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health", published by Cambridge University Press.The book is available for purchase here via CUP or on Amazon.
You can follow Adam Hunt on Twitter @RealAdamHunt
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