Bibliograph

The brain, big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Type

Label

The brain, big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The brain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881495871

Responsibility statement

Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Sub title

big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs

Summary

After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Nature of Science: Our Brains at Work -- 2. The Nitty-Gritty of the Nervous System -- 3. Hanging Our Brains on the Tree of Life -- 4. Making Sense of Senses -- 5. Processing Information -- 6. Emotions and Memory -- 7. Brain EvoDevo -- 8. Words and Music by ... -- 9. Decisions, Behaviors, and Beliefs -- 10. The Human Brain and Cognitive Evolution

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