September 21, 2004 01:12PM
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Add Timothy Owens Moore, a professor of psychology at Clark Atlanta University who actually mentions you in his book, The Science of Melanin.
"I encountered numerous shallow and superficial critiques of melanin research. The misinformed and often ignorant criticism came from both white and nonwhite critics alike. Interestingly, the harsher attacks have been launched mostly by people with little scientific preparation. I felt it to be my duty to provide serious information on the subject. Many of my elders and scholarly mentors suggested that I stay away from the topic, lest I be labled a 'psuedoscientist.' However, I felt a strong call to respond to the intellectual world. So as a conscious African living in America, I have mae it my work to presentthis document on melanin. If African-centered researchers make no legitimate responses to the vicious attacks upon this most important field of study (Ortiz de Montellano, 1993), African-centered scientists will receive inappropriate negative publicity."
"Although I did not write The Science of Melanin in defense of melanin research, it was, indeed a response to melanin critics. That is, it offered substantive scientific evidence of the importance of melanin functioning in accounting for some of the physiological, psychological and behavioral differences among ethnic groups. In this second edition, information is added to highlight contemporary views and research on the topic... We will review research that explains melanin's ability to organize our cells from the earliest stages of embryological development, maximize the performance of our physiological systems, and prolong our lives. We will review scientific articles on melanin research. This book'smain goals are not only to capture the attention of scientists who want to pursue melanin research, but also to inform non-academicians."
CONTENTS
PART ONE – OVERVIEW
1. Origins of Hueman……………………………………………..........3
2. A Critical Analysis of Melanin Research……………………...7
3. The Biology of Blackness……………………………………........25
4. The Advantages of Melanin Functioning……………………..31
PART TWO – MELANIN PHYSIOLOGY
5. Melanin and the Nervous System…………………………….....45
6. Melanin and the Endocrine System………………………….....52
7. Melanin and the Visual System………………………………......63
8. Melanin and the Auditory and Vestibular Systems……….69
9. Melanin and the Skin…………………………………………..........82
10. Melanin and Early Childhood Development………………….100
PART THREE – FUTURE OUTLOOK
11. The Material-Spiritual Connection……………………………111
12. Melanin and Psychomotor Skill Dominance……………….129
13. Melanin and the Marketplace…………………………………..137
14. Prospective Research………………………………………….....142
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