03590nam 2200721Ia 450 991096305970332120251117083627.09786613600882978128057128212805712849780300175226030017522110.12987/9780300183566(CKB)2670000000184281(OCoLC)794489367(CaPaEBR)ebrary10551236(SSID)ssj0000835016(PQKBManifestationID)11458140(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835016(PQKBWorkID)10989816(PQKB)11229707(DE-B1597)486406(DE-B1597)9780300183566(Au-PeEL)EBL3420838(CaPaEBR)ebr10551236(CaONFJC)MIL360088(OCoLC)923598106(MiAaPQ)EBC3420838(Perlego)1089872(OCoLC)794489367(EXLCZ)99267000000018428120111114d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe brain big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs /Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20121 online resource (369 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780300183566 0300183569 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Nature Of Science: Our Brains At Work -- 2. The Nitty-Gritty Of The Nervous System -- 3. Hanging Our Brains On The Tree Of Life -- 4. Making Sense Of Senses -- 5. Processing Information -- 6. Emotions And Memory -- 7. Brain EvoDevo -- 8. Words And Music By . . . -- 9. Decisions, Behaviors, And Beliefs -- 10. The Human Brain And Cognitive Evolution -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Literature Cited And Further Reading -- IndexAfter several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. In this delightfully accessible book, the authors present the first full, step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system.Tapping the very latest findings in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and molecular biology, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall explain how the cognitive gulf that separates us from all other living creatures could have occurred. They discuss the development and uniqueness of human consciousness, how human and nonhuman brains work, the roles of different nerve cells, the importance of memory and language in brain functions, and much more. Our brains, they conclude, are the product of a lengthy and supremely untidy history-an evolutionary process of many zigs and zags-that has accidentally resulted in a splendidly eccentric and creative product.CognitionNeurophysiologyBrainEvolutionCognition.Neurophysiology.BrainEvolution.612.8/2DeSalle Rob546347Tattersall Ian451652MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963059703321The brain4365831UNINA