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Zusatztext “The Playful Brain is just what is needed as play behaviour continues to emerge as one of the most important activities in which nonhuman and human animals engage.This book will set the standard for future interdisciplinary research involving biologists! psychologists! and neuroscientists.” Informationen zum Autor Professor Sergio M. Pellis works at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Associate Professor Vivien Pellis works at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Klappentext For centuries the phenomenon of play has perplexed scientists across the board. Studies by biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, and educators have excited keen debate and contention, producing diverse opinions that pose play as both a childish waste of time and a necessary tool in the development of a healthy fulfilled individual. But so far the lack of empirical research has meant that questions about functionality of play, its origins, and variety amongst different species remain unanswered. In this fully integrated study Sergio and Vivien Pellis address these questions synthesizing three decades of empirical research to create a truly seminal study into the whys and wherefores of play. With implications for so many disciplines, the Pellis original research and novel findings will not only expand our current knowledge of play behaviour, but will inspire change and progress from the laboratory to the playground. Professor Sergio Pellis and Associate Professor Vivien Pellis both work at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada." Zusammenfassung A groundbreaking study into the formative role of play in our lives Sergio and Vivien Pellis have synthesized three decades of empirical research to create a remarkable work! unequalled in its field. A book that will not only expand our current knowledge of play behaviour! but will inspire change and progress from the laboratory to the playground. ...
