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Origins of the Human Brain

By Jean-Pierre Changeux , Jean Chavaillon

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0198523904, 9780198523901
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5893236 bytes)
Series
Fyssen Foundation Symposium
Pages
336\341
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-12-16 01:49:36

Description

Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by their origins. The evolutionary development of the human brain has been of particular interest since our intellectual, emotional, and cultural capacities are considered to be unique among animals. This book brings together a group of eminent scientists from the fields of evolutionary biology, anthropology, neuroscience, and psychology. Their views provide a starting point for a debate based on the most recent scientific data relating to the evolutionary origins of the human brain, drawing together knowledge from sciences of the past (paleontology, archaeology) and those of the present and future (molecular neurobiology, population genetics) The result is a lively, informative, and valuable synthesis that will interest a wide range of students and researchers in these fields.

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