The thin bone vault : the origin of human intelligence /

This book delves into one of the greatest riddles perplexing modern science: "Why are humans so smart?" In a format understandable even by the non-expert, the author investigates the origins of human intelligence, starting with classical Darwinian concepts. Thus, the strengths and beauty o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Menger, Fredric M., 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Hackensack, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2009.
Temas:
Intellect.
Brain > Evolution.
Human evolution.
Brain.
Evolution (Biology)
Central nervous system.
Personality.
Nervous system.
Anatomy.
Brain
Intelligence
Biological Evolution
Genetic Phenomena
Central Nervous System
Personality
Biological Phenomena
Nervous System
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
Psychiatry and Psychology.
Phenomena and Processes.
Anatomy
Animal Structures
Intelligence.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Cerveau.
Évolution (Biologie)
Système nerveux central.
Personnalité.
Système nerveux.
Anatomie.
brains.
evolution.
anatomy.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Nervous system
Central nervous system
Brain > Evolution
Human evolution
Intellect
Neuroscience.
Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section 1. Evolution ch. 1. Introductory remarks. ch. 2. Darwin and natural selection. ch. 3. Darwin analyzed. ch. 4. Lamarck
  • section 2. The thin bone valut. ch. 5. Introduction. ch. 6. Definition of intelligence. ch. 7. A brief history of the mind. ch. 8. Population. ch. 9. Culture. ch. 10. Animal intelligence
  • section 3 Evolutionary potential. ch. 11. Introduction. ch. 12. Elementary genetics. ch. 13. Gene variability, examples. ch. 14. Directed mutations. ch. 15. Genetics and intelligence
  • section 4. Evolution of intelligence, and epigenetic model. ch. 16. Introduction. ch. 17. Epigenetics. ch. 18. The cranial feedback mechanism
  • section 5. Bibliography.

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