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The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs
"Tapping the very latest findings in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and molecular biology, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall explain how the cognitive gulf that separates us from all other living creatures could have occurred. They discuss the development and uniqueness of human consciousness...
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| Main Authors : | , |
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| Format : | Book |
| Language : | anglais |
| Title statement : | The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall |
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New Haven :
Yale university press
, cop. 2012 |
| Physical Description : | 1 vol. (XIV-354 p.) |
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| Summary : | "Tapping the very latest findings in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and molecular biology, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall explain how the cognitive gulf that separates us from all other living creatures could have occurred. They discuss the development and uniqueness of human consciousness, how human and nonhuman brains work, the roles of different nerve cells, the importance of memory and language in brain functions, and much more. Our brains, they conclude, are the product of a lengthy and supremely untidy history--an evolutionary process of many zigs and zags--that has accidentally resulted in a splendidly eccentric and creative product." -- Provided by publisher |
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| Bibliography : | Bibliogr. p. 327-336. Index |
| ISBN : | 978-0-300-17522-6 0-300-17522-1 |