The Resource The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
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The item The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- After 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. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 354 pages
- Contents
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- 1.The Nature of Science: Our Brains at Work
- 2.The Nitty-Gritty of the Nervous System
- 3.Hanging Our Brains on the Tree of Life
- 4.Making Sense of Senses
- 5.Processing Information
- 6.Emotions and Memory
- 7.Brain EvoDevo
- 8.Words and Music by...
- 9.Decisions, Behaviors, and Beliefs
- 10.The Human Brain and Cognitive Evolution
- Isbn
- 9780300205725
- Label
- The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs
- Title
- The brain
- Title remainder
- big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs
- Statement of responsibility
- Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- After 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. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- DeSalle, Rob
- Dewey number
- 612.82
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Tattersall, Ian
- Wynne, Patricia J.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cognition
- Neurophysiology
- Brain
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1.The Nature of Science: Our Brains at Work -- 2.The Nitty-Gritty of the Nervous System -- 3.Hanging Our Brains on the Tree of Life -- 4.Making Sense of Senses -- 5.Processing Information -- 6.Emotions and Memory -- 7.Brain EvoDevo -- 8.Words and Music by... -- 9.Decisions, Behaviors, and Beliefs -- 10.The Human Brain and Cognitive Evolution
- Control code
- 000052751804
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 354 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780300205725
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)880765770
- Label
- The brain : big bangs, behaviors, and beliefs, Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1.The Nature of Science: Our Brains at Work -- 2.The Nitty-Gritty of the Nervous System -- 3.Hanging Our Brains on the Tree of Life -- 4.Making Sense of Senses -- 5.Processing Information -- 6.Emotions and Memory -- 7.Brain EvoDevo -- 8.Words and Music by... -- 9.Decisions, Behaviors, and Beliefs -- 10.The Human Brain and Cognitive Evolution
- Control code
- 000052751804
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 354 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780300205725
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)880765770
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