Lives of the Brain - Human Evolution and the Organ of Mind

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. Klappentext Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (bipedalism, relative hairlessness, etc.), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. How this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth is the story Allen tells. Zusammenfassung Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (bipedalism! relative hairlessness! etc.)! the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. How this three-pound organ composed of water! fat! and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth is the story Allen tells.

Product details

• Authors: John S Allen, John S. Allen, Allen John S.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2012
• EAN: 9780674064058
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06405-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, MEDICAL / Neuroscience, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Human biology, Developmental biology, Other branches of medicine