Omnivorous Mind - Our Evolving Relationship With Food

Informationen zum Autor John S. Allen is Research Scientist at Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center and the Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California. Zusammenfassung In this gustatory tour of human history, Allen suggests that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into our cultural and biological heritage. Beginning with the diets of our earliest ancestors, he explores eating’s role in our evolving brain before considering our contemporary dinner plates and the preoccupations of foodies.

Product details

• Authors: John S Allen, John S. Allen, Allen John S.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9780674055728
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05572-8
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Social Science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Politics & government, Cultural studies: food and society