How brains think : evolving intelligence, then and now /

This book tries to fathom how our inner life evolves from one topic to another, as we create and reject alternatives. Drawing on anthropology, evolutionary biology, linguistics, and the neurosciences, Calvin also considers how a more intelligent brain developed using slow biological improvements ove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calvin, William H., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, 2014.
Temas:
Intellect.
Human information processing.
Brain.
Psychology, Comparative.
Intelligence.
Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain.
Cerveau.
Psychologie comparée.
brains.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
Brain
Human information processing
Intellect
Psychology, Comparative
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. What to Do Next; 2. Evolving a Good Guess; 3. The Janitor's Dream; 4. Evolving Intelligent Animals; 5. Syntax as a Foundation of Intelligence; 6. Evolution on-the-Fly; 7. Shaping Up an Intelligent Act from Humble Origins; 8. Prospects for a Superhuman Intelligence; Recommended Reading; Notes; Index.

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