Nature''s Mind - Biological Roots of Thinking, Emotions, Sexuality, Language,

Recent, stunning discoveries suggest that natural selection affects not only physical characteristics but also mental processes, from learning to substance abuse. Michael S. Gazzaniga reveals that just as the environment selects those organisms most likely to survive, within the brain the environment selects pre-existing capacities from a massive inventory of possibilities.

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Michael Gazzaniga

Summary

The co-discoverer of the “split brain” theory tells how science is recasting the age-old question of nature versus nurture to create a startling new view of human behavior. Recent discoveries suggest that natural selection affects not only physical characteristics but also mental processes, from learning to substance abuse.

Product details

• Authors: Gazzaniga, Michael Gazzaniga, Michael S Gazzaniga, Michael S. Gazzaniga
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1994
• EAN: 9780465048632
• ISBN: 978-0-465-04863-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology