Big Brains and the Human Superorganism - Why Special Brains Appear in Hominids and Other Social Animals

This book examines why humans have big brains and how brains are associated with complex society and behavior in other animals. It compares brain evolution in social animals and examines the evolution of the human brain in social and historical contexts.

List of contents

Part I: Brains and Performance
Chapter 1: Cranimania and Human Behavior
Chapter 2: Brains: What are They Good For?
Chapter 3: Group Size, Territory and Disease
Chapter 4: Performing as Human or as a Social Being
Chapter 5: Smooth Brains, Convolutions, Complexity and Ability
Chapter 6: Brain Sizes, Bigness and Neurons
Chapter 7: A Brain of Two Parts: Cortex vs. Cerebellum
Chapter 8: The Future of the Human Brain
Part II: History of a Genus and the Evolution of Society
Chapter 9: Anthropocentric or Indifferent Universe?
Chapter 10: Racism As a Human Disease
Chapter 11: Learning and "Hard Wiring"
Chapter 12: The Housing Crisis and Homelessness
Chapter 13: On the Curious Illusion of Human Uniqueness
References
About the Author

About the author

Niccolo Leo Caldararo is lecturer of anthropology at San Francisco State University.

Product details

• Authors: Niccolo Leo Caldararo, Caldararo Niccolo Leo
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781498540896
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4089-6
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Neurosciences, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology