Brain, Behaviour and Evolution

Informationen zum Autor David A. Oakley and H. C. Plotkin Klappentext Originally published in 1979, this book provides students with an example of the ways in which an evolutionary perspective can rephrase and clarify traditional questions and issues in psychology. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1979, this book provides students with an example of the ways in which an evolutionary perspective can rephrase and clarify traditional questions and issues in psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on the Contributors. Editors’ Introduction. 1. The Evolution and Genetics of Behaviour Linda Partridge 2. The Anatomy of the Vertebrate Nervous System: An Evolutionary and Developmental Perspective Christopher H. Yeo 3. Brain-behaviour Studies and Evolutionary Biology H.C. Plotkin 4. Chemical Systems of the Brain and Evolution Gaylord D. Ellison 5. The Evolution and Function of Sleep Ray Meddis 6. Brain Size and Intelligence: A Comparative Perspective I. Steele Russell 7. Cerebral Cortex and Adaptive Behaviour David A. Oakley 8. Symmetry and Asymmetry in the Vertebrate Brain Stuart J. Dimond 9. Consciousness, Freewill and Personal Identity R.W. Sperry . Name Index. Subject Index.

Product details

• Authors: David A. Plotkin Oakley
• Assisted by: David a Oakley (Editor), David A. Oakley (Editor), H C Plotkin (Editor), H. C. Plotkin (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138555365
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55536-5
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology; Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works