The lives of the brain (Record no. 183492)
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| Source | Uk |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780674035348 (alk. paper) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 0674035348 (alk. paper) |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)648760641 |
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| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
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| Classification number | QP376 |
| Item number | .A4225 2009 |
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| Classification number | 612.8/2 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Allen, John S. |
| -- | (John Scott), |
| -- | 1961- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The lives of the brain |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | human evolution and the organ of mind / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | John S. Allen. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cambridge, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 338 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-326) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- The human brain in brief -- Brain size -- The functional evolution of the brain -- The plastic brain -- The molecular evolution of the brain -- The evolution of feeding behavior -- The aging brain -- Language and brain evolution -- Optimism and the evolution of the brain. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth today is the story the author seeks to tell in this book. Adopting what he calls a bottom-up approach to the evolution of human behavior, the author considers the brain as a biological organ; a collection of genes, cells, and tissues that grows, eats, and ages, and is subject to the direct effects of natural selection and the phylogenetic constraints of its ancestry. An exploration of the evolution of this critical organ based on recent work in paleoanthropology, brain anatomy and neuroimaging, molecular genetics, life history theory, and related fields, this book shows us the brain as a product of the contexts in which it evolved : phylogenetic, somatic, genetic, ecological, demographic, and ultimately, cultural-linguistic. Throughout, the author focuses on the foundations of brain evolution rather than the evolution of behavior or cognition. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Brain |
| General subdivision | Evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Brain |
| General subdivision | Growth. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human evolution. |
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| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3300832">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3300832</a> |
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