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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451871203321

Autore

Corballis Michael C

Titolo

The lopsided ape [[electronic resource] ] : evolution of the generative mind / / Michael C. Corballis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

1-280-53999-2

9786610539994

0-19-802452-5

1-4294-0792-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Disciplina

152.335

Soggetti

Laterality

Brain - Evolution

Human evolution

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Are Humans Unique?; 2. Human Evolution; 3. The Human Condition; 4. Human Handedness; 5. Human Language; 6. The Evolution of Language; 7. Language and the Brain; 8. Praxis and the Left Brain; 9. The Generative Mind; 10. The Duality of the Brain; 11. The Plastic Brain; 12. Conclusions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

This detailed account of human language and evolution, reconciling the apparent dichotomy between humans and all other animals, focuses on the speculative presence of a Generative Assembly Device (GAD), unique to Homo sapiens.