The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.
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.
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- ISBN: 9780300205725 (pbk)
- ISBN: 0300205724 (pbk)
- Physical Description: 354 p. : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven Yale University Press, 2012, [2014].
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: 2012. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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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Subject: | Cognition. Neurophysiology. Brain > Evolution. Brain > Evolution. Cognition. Neurophysiology. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BF 311 .D473 2012 | 30775305502792 | General Collection | Available | - |