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The brain [[electronic resource] ] : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
| The brain [[electronic resource] ] : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne |
| Autore | DeSalle Rob |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TattersallIan |
| Soggetto topico |
Cognition
Neurophysiology Brain - Evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-57128-4
9786613600882 0-300-17522-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461783803321 |
DeSalle Rob
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The brain [[electronic resource] ] : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
| The brain [[electronic resource] ] : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne |
| Autore | DeSalle Rob |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TattersallIan |
| Soggetto topico |
Cognition
Neurophysiology Brain - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-280-57128-4
9786613600882 0-300-17522-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790298703321 |
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DeSalle Rob
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
| The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs / / Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne |
| Autore | DeSalle Rob |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TattersallIan |
| Soggetto topico |
Cognition
Neurophysiology Brain - Evolution |
| ISBN |
9786613600882
9781280571282 1280571284 9780300175226 0300175221 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963059703321 |
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DeSalle Rob
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Distilled : a natural history of spirits / / Rob Desalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
| Distilled : a natural history of spirits / / Rob Desalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne |
| Autore | DeSalle Rob |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) : 71 b-w illus |
| Disciplina | 641.2/509 |
| Soggetto topico | Liquors - History |
| ISBN | 0-300-26510-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Spirits in History and Society -- From Ingredients to Effect -- Market Leaders. The “Big Six” -- Crossing Borders. Other Spirits, Mixed Drinks, and a Look -- Further Reading -- Guest Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911025994703321 |
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DeSalle Rob
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| New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Our Senses : An Immersive Experience / / Rob DeSalle
| Our Senses : An Immersive Experience / / Rob DeSalle |
| Autore | DeSalle Rob |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 612.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WynnePatricia J |
| Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Perception Brain - Evolution |
| ISBN | 0-300-23164-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. The Brainless Majority: Sensing the Environment in Organisms without Brains -- 2. Brains and Prains: Brains (or Not) in Animals from Sponges to Us -- 3. The Monkey's Unculus: Tactile and Balance Sensory Capacity in Animals -- 4. A Matter of Taste (and Odorant) Receptors: Smell and Taste Reception in Animals -- 5. All Ears (and Eyes): Animal Hearing and Sight -- 6. Supersmellers and Supertasters: The Limits of Smell and Taste in Humans -- 7. Where Am I? The Limits of Hearing and Balance in Humans -- 8. Touchy Feely: Touch and How It Is Linked to Other Senses -- 9. The Eyes Have It: The Limits of Sight in Humans -- 10. Accidents Will Happen: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Impact on Our Senses -- 11. Modern Life, Strokes, and the Senses: The Impact of Strokes and Other Brain Damage on Sensory Capacity -- 12. Full/Half/Split Brains: People with Unique Brains -- 13. Team of Rivals Meets the Kluge: Making Sense Out of Crossmodal Stimuli from the Outer World -- 14. Neural Detritus: Making Sense Out of a Noisy Environment -- 15. Pani ca' Meusa, Crème Brûlée, and Synesthesia: Crossmodal Impact on Taste and Synesthesia -- 16. Connectomes: How Crossmodal Interactions Work in the Brain -- 17. Faces and Hallucinations: Facial Recognition and Hallucinations as Subjects in Higher Perception -- 18. Bob Dylan's Nobel: Language, Literacy, and How the Senses Interact to Produce Literature -- 19. Facing the Music: The Neurobiology of Music and Art -- 20. No Limits: The Limits to What We Can Sense and the Future of Our Senses -- Literature and Further Reading -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796360303321 |
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DeSalle Rob
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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