Big brains and the human superorganism : why special brains appear in hominids and other social animals /: why special brains appear in hominids and other social animals. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Niccolo Leo Caldararo.
• Authors: Caldararo, Niccolo Leo
• Contents: Part I: Brains and Performance ; Chapter 1: Cranimania and Human Behavior ; Chapter 2: Brains: What are They Good For? ; Chapter 3: Group Size, Territory and Disease ; Chapter 4: Performing as Human or as a Social Being ; Chapter 5: Smooth Brains, Convolutions, Complexity and Ability ; Chapter 6: Brain Sizes, Bigness and Neurons ; Chapter 7: A Brain of Two Parts: Cortex vs. Cerebellum ; Chapter 8: The Future of the Human Brain ; Part II: History of a Genus and the Evolution of Society ; Chapter 9: Anthropocentric or Indifferent Universe? ; Chapter 10: Racism As a Human Disease ; Chapter 11: Learning and “Hard Wiring” ; Chapter 12: The Housing Crisis and Homelessness ; Chapter 13: On the Curious Illusion of Human Uniqueness ; References ; About the Author
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 612.82; Brain -- Evolution; Primates -- Evolution; Cognition
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498540889
• Related ISBNs: 9781498540872
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