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In the light of evolution . Volume VI Brain and behavior / / Georg F. Striedter, John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, editors ; National Academy of Sciences the National Academy
| In the light of evolution . Volume VI Brain and behavior / / Georg F. Striedter, John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, editors ; National Academy of Sciences the National Academy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Soggetto topico | Evolution (Biology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-309-26176-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Arthur M. Sackler, M.D.: 1913-1987""; ""Contents""; ""Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series""; ""Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume VI: Brain and Behavior*""; ""Part I: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF NEURONS AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS""; ""1 Functionalization of a Protosynaptic Gene Expression Network--Cecilia Conaco, Danielle S. Bassett, Hongjun Zhou, Mary Luz Arcila, Sandie M. Degnan, Bernard M. Degnan, and Kenneth S. Kosik""; ""2 Adaptive Evolution of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: The First 800 Million Years--Harold H. Zakon""
""3 Evolution of Centralized Nervous Systems: Two Schools of Evolutionary Thought--R. Glenn Northcutt""""Part II: DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADULT VARIATION IN NEURAL ORGANIZATION""; ""4 Evolving Specialization of the Arthropod Nervous System--Erin Jarvis, Heather S. Bruce, and Nipam H. Patel""; ""5 Expansion, Folding, and Abnormal Lamination of the Chick Optic Tectum After Intraventricular Injections of FGF2--Luke D. McGowan, Roula A. Alaama, Amanda C. Freise, Johnny C. Huang, Christine J. Charvet, and Georg F. Striedter"" ""6 Cortical Evolution in Mammals: The Bane and Beauty of Phenotypic Variability--Leah A. Krubitzer and Adele M. H. Seelke""""7 Evolution of Columns, Modules, and Domains in the Neocortex of Primates--Jon H. Kaas""; ""8 The Remarkable, Yet Not Extraordinary, Human Brain as a Scaled-Up Primate Brain and Its Associated Cost--Suzana Herculano-Houzel""; ""Part III: FROM NEURAL CIRCUIT EVOLUTION TO ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR"" ""9 Homology and Homoplasy of Swimming Behaviors and Neural Circuits in the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)--James M. Newcomb, Akira Sakurai, Joshua L. Lillvis, Charuni A. Gunaratne, and Paul S. Katz""""10 Shared Developmental and Evolutionary Origins for Neural Basis of Vocal�Acoustic and Pectoral Gestural Signaling--Andrew H. Bass and Boris P. Chagnaud""; ""11 To Flock or Fight: Neurochemical Signatures of Divergent Life Histories in Sparrows--James L. Goodson, Leah C. Wilson, and Sara E. Schrock"" ""12 From Chemotaxis to the Cognitive Map: The Function of Olfaction--Lucia F. Jacobs""""13 Evolution of Brains and Behavior for Optimal Foraging: A Tale of Two Predators--Kenneth C. Catania""; ""Part IV: PHYLOGENY OF HUMAN BRAINS AND HUMAN MINDS""; ""14 Human Brain Evolution: From Gene Discovery to Phenotype Discovery--Todd M. Preuss""; ""15 Integration of Faces and Vocalizations in Ventral Prefrontal Cortex: Implications for the Evolution of Audiovisual Speech--Lizabeth M. Romanski""; ""16 Math, Monkeys, and the Developing Brain--Jessica F. Cantlon"" ""17 A Hierarchical Model of the Evolution of Human Brain Specializations--H. Clark Barrett"" |
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In the Light of Evolution IV [[electronic resource] ] : The Human Condition
| In the Light of Evolution IV [[electronic resource] ] : The Human Condition |
| Autore | Avise John C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : National Academies Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (429 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AyalaFrancisco J. <1934->
SciencesNational Academy of |
| Soggetto topico | Evolution (Biology) -- Congresses |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-94856-3
9786612948565 0-309-15658-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Arthur M. Sackler, M.D.1913-1987""; ""Contents""; ""Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series""; ""Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume IV: The Human Condition*""; ""PART I: HUMAN PHYLOGENETIC HISTORY AND THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RECORD""; ""1 Reconstructing Human Evolution: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities--Bernard Wood ""; ""2 Terrestrial Apes and Phylogenetic Trees--Juan Luis Arsuaga ""; ""3 Phylogenomic Evidence of Adaptive Evolution in the Ancestry of Humans-Morris Goodman and Kirstin N. Sterner ""
""4 Human Adaptations to Diet, Subsistence, and Ecoregion Are Due to Subtle Shifts in Allele Frequency--Angela M. Hancock, David B. Witonsky, Edvard Ehler, Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, Cynthia Beall, Amha Gebremedhin, Rem Sukernik, Gerd Utermann, Jonathan Pritchard, Graham Coop, and Anna Di Rienzo """"5 Working Toward a Synthesis of Archaeological, Linguistic, and Genetic Data for Inferring African Population History--Laura B. Scheinfeldt, Sameer Soi, and Sarah A. Tishkoff ""; ""PART II: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN GENOME"" ""6 Uniquely Human Evolution of Sialic Acid Genetics and Biology--Ajit Varki """"7 Bioenergetics, the Origins of Complexity, and the Ascent of Man-Douglas C. Wallace ""; ""8 Genome-wide Patterns of Population Structure and Admixture Among Hispanic/Latino Populations--Katarzyna Bryc, Christopher Velez, Tatiana Karafet, Andres Moreno-Estrada, Andy Reynolds, Adam Auton, Michael Hammer, Carlos D. Bustamante, and Harry Ostrer""; ""9 Human Skin Pigmentation as an Adaptation to UV Radiation--Nina G. Jablonski and George Chaplin "" ""10 Footprints of Nonsentient Design Inside the Human Genome--John C. Avise """"PART III: CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND THE UNIQUENESS OF BEING HUMAN""; ""11 How Grandmother Effects Plus Individual Variation in Frailty Shape Fertility and Mortality: Guidance from Human-Chimpanzee Comparisons--Kristen Hawkes ""; ""12 Gene Culture Coevolution in the Age of Genomics--Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, and Joseph Henrich ""; ""13 The Cognitive Niche: Coevolution of Intelligence, Sociality, and Language--Steven Pinker "" ""14 A Role for Relaxed Selection in the Evolution of the Language Capacity--Terrence W. Deacon """"15 Adaptive Specializations, Social Exchange, and the Evolution of Human Intelligence--Leda Cosmides, H. Clark Barrett, and John Tooby ""; ""16 The Difference of Being Human: Morality--Francisco J. Ayala ""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
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| Washington, : National Academies Press, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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