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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aLieberman, Philip
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Unpredictable Species :
_bWhat Makes Humans Unique /
_cPhilip Lieberman.
250 _aCourse Book
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c©2013
300 _a1 online resource (272 p.) :
_b12 line illus.
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505 0 0 _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
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _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.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
650 0 _aBiological Evolution.
650 0 _aBrain
_xEvolution.
650 0 _aBrain.
650 0 _aEvolution.
650 0 _aEvolutionary psychology.
650 0 _aEvolutionspsychologie.
650 0 _aGehirn.
650 0 _aGenetic Phenomena.
650 0 _aHominisation.
650 0 _aHuman evolution.
650 0 _aPSYCHOLOGY
_xNeuropsychology.
650 0 _aSCIENCE
_xCognitive Science.
650 7 _aSCIENCE / Cognitive Science.
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