The Lives of the Brain : : Human Evolution and the Organ of Mind / / John S. Allen.
Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal...
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Allen, John S., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Lives of the Brain : Human Evolution and the Organ of Mind / John S. Allen. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2012] ©2009 1 online resource (352 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Human Brain in Brief -- 3. Brain Size -- 4. The Functional Evolution of the Brain -- 5. The Plastic Brain -- 6. The Molecular Evolution of the Brain -- 7. The Evolution of Feeding Behavior -- 8. The Aging Brain -- 9. Language and Brain Evolution -- 10. Optimism and the Evolution of the Brain -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth today is the story John S. Allen seeks to tell. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Brain Evolution. Brain Growth. Brain growth & development. Brain physiology. Human evolution. MEDICAL Neuroscience. PSYCHOLOGY Neuropsychology. MEDICAL / Neuroscience. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) 9783110756067 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 print 9780674035348 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674053496 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674053496 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674053496.jpg |
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