LEADER 03277nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910783639903321 005 20230617035143.0 010 $a1-281-88081-7 010 $a9786611880811 010 $a981-256-770-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247277 035 $a(EBL)244555 035 $a(OCoLC)475965589 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000254179 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193065 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254179 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10206531 035 $a(PQKB)11739739 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC244555 035 $a(WSP)00000092 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL244555 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10106595 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL188081 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247277 100 $a20050318d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSurvival of the fattest$b[electronic resource] $ethe key to human brain evolution /$fStephen C. Cunnane 210 $aHackensack, NJ $cWorld Scientific$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (363 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-256-191-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Preface How Did the Human Brain Evolve?; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Human Evolution: A Brief Overview; Chapter 2 The Human Brain: Evolution of Larger Size and Plasticity; Chapter 3 Defining Characteristics: Vulnerability and High Energy Requirement; Chapter 4 Fatness in Human Babies: Critical Insurance for Brain Development; Chapter 5 Nutrition: The Key to Normal Brain Development; Chapter 6 Iodine: The Primary Brain Selective Nutrient; Chapter 7 Iron, Copper, Zinc and Selenium: The Other Brain Selective Minerals 327 $aChapter 8 Docosahexaenoic Acid: The Brain Selective Fatty AcidChapter 9 Genes, Brain Function and Human Brain Evolution; Chapter 10 Bringing the Environment and Diet Into Play; Chapter 11 The Shore-Based Scenario: Why Survival Misses the Point; Chapter 12 Earlier Versions; Chapter 13 The Evidence; Chapter 14 How Would It Work?; Chapter 15 Survival of the Fattest; Bibliography; Index 330 $aHow did humans evolve larger and more sophisticated brains?In general, evolution depends on a special combination of circumstances: part genetics, part time, and part environment. In the case of human brain evolution, the main environmental influence was adaptation to a 'shore-based' diet, which provided the world's richest source of nutrition, as well as a sedentary lifestyle that promoted fat deposition. Such a diet included shellfish, fish, marsh plants, frogs, bird's eggs, etc. Humans and, and more importantly, hominid babies started to get fat, a crucial distinction that led to th 606 $aBrain$xEvolution 606 $aBrain$xEvolution$xNutritional aspects 606 $aNutrition 615 0$aBrain$xEvolution. 615 0$aBrain$xEvolution$xNutritional aspects. 615 0$aNutrition. 676 $a612.8 700 $aCunnane$b Stephen C$0885979 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783639903321 996 $aSurvival of the fattest$93676195 997 $aUNINA