DeSalle Rob, Tattersall Ian, Wynne P.J. The Brain: Big Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs

Yale University Press, 2012. — 369 p. — ISBN 978-0-300-17522-6.Мозг: большой взрыв, поведение и убежденияAfter several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. In this delightfully accessible book, the authors present the first full, step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system.Tapping the very latest findings in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and molecular biology, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall explain how the cognitive gulf that separates us from all other living creatures could have occurred. They discuss the development and uniqueness of human consciousness, how human and nonhuman brains work, the roles of different nerve cells, the importance of memory and language in brain functions, and much more. Our brains, they conclude, are the product of a lengthy and supremely untidy history€”an evolutionary process of many zigs and zags€”that has accidentally resulte.The Nature of Science: Our Brains at Work
The Nitty- Gritty of the Ner vous System
Hanging Our Brains on the Tree of Life
Making Sense of Senses
Pro cessing Information
Emotions and Memory
Brain EvoDevo
Words and Music by
Decisions, Behaviors, and Beliefs
The Human Brain and Cognitive Evolution