Evolving Brains
Bibliographic Collection:
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Allman, John Morgan
Year of Publication: 2000
Series Title: Scientific American Library
Volume: 68
Number of Pages: 224
Publisher: Scientifc American Library: Distributed by W.H. Freeman and Co.
City: New York
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0716750767
Keywords: Brain, Evolution.
Abstract:
How did the human brain with all its manifold capacities evolve from basic functions in simple organisms that lived nearly a billion years ago? John Allman addresses this question in Evolving Brains, a provocative study of brain evolution that introduces readers to some of the most exciting developments in science in recent years.1. Brain Basics -- 2. Comparing Brains -- 3. Duplicated Genes and Developing Brains -- 4. Eyes, Noses, and Brains -- 5. Warm-Blooded Brains -- 6. Primate Brains -- 7. The Evolution of Big Brains
Label: 1999
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