LEADER 03705nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910814065303321 005 20230803020603.0 010 $a1-299-46791-1 010 $a1-4008-4670-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400846702 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019494 035 $a(EBL)1114871 035 $a(OCoLC)841033923 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860924 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12448079 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860924 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10915761 035 $a(PQKB)11005234 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1114871 035 $a(OCoLC)865564558 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43425 035 $a(DE-B1597)453885 035 $a(OCoLC)979632529 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400846702 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1114871 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10687095 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL478041 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019494 100 $a20121107d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe unpredictable species $ewhat makes humans unique /$fPhilip Lieberman 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14858-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-230) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tChapter One. Brainworks -- $tChapter Two. Brain Design by Rube Goldberg -- $tChapter Three. Darwin Got It Right -- $tChapter Four. Chimpanzee Brain 2.0 -- $tChapter Five. Stones, Bones, and Brains -- $tChapter Six. The Gene Game -- $tChapter Seven. What Makes Us Tick -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aThe Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with evidence from neuroscience, genetics, and physical anthropology, showing how our basal ganglia--structures deep within the brain whose origins predate the dinosaurs--came to play a key role in human creativity. He demonstrates how the transfer of information in these structures was enhanced by genetic mutation and evolution, giving rise to supercharged neural circuits linking activity in different parts of the brain. Human invention, expressed in different epochs and locales in the form of stone tools, digital computers, new art forms, complex civilizations--even the latest fashions--stems from these supercharged circuits. The Unpredictable Species boldly upends scientifically controversial yet popular beliefs about how our brains actually work. Along the way, this compelling book provides insights into a host of topics related to human cognition, including associative learning, epigenetics, the skills required to be a samurai, and the causes of cognitive confusion on Mount Everest and of Parkinson's disease. 606 $aBrain$xEvolution 606 $aHuman evolution 606 $aEvolutionary psychology 615 0$aBrain$xEvolution. 615 0$aHuman evolution. 615 0$aEvolutionary psychology. 676 $a612.8/2 686 $aCP 4000$2rvk 700 $aLieberman$b Philip$0171568 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814065303321 996 $aThe unpredictable species$93988017 997 $aUNINA