The Human Advantage : A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable /

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"Humans are awesome. Our brains are gigantic, seven times larger than they should be for the size of our bodies. The human brain uses 25% of all the energy the body requires each day. And it became enormous in a very short amount of time in evolution, allowing us to leave our cousins, the great...

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Main Author: Herculano-Houzel, Suzana, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Evolution
Hirnfunktion
Gehirn
Intellect.
Brain > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
anatomy.
brains.
Anatomie.
Systeme nerveux.
Systeme nerveux central.
Cerveau.
Traitement de l'information chez l'homme.
Intelligence.
Cerveau > Physiologie.
Intelligence
Brain > physiology
Anatomy
Nervous System
Psychiatry and Psychology
Central Nervous System
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Brain
Mental Processes
Humans
Anatomy.
Nervous system.
Central nervous system.
Brain.
Human information processing.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Humans rule!
  • Brain soup
  • Got brains?
  • Not all brains are made the same
  • Remarkable but not extraordinary
  • The elephant in the room
  • What cortical expansion
  • A body matter?
  • So how much does it cost?
  • Brains or brawn : you can't have both
  • Thank the kitchen for your neurons
  • But plenty of neurons are not enough
  • Epilogue : our place in nature.

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