Niccolo Leo Caldararo

Big Brains and the Human Superorganism

Why Special Brains Appear in Hominids and Other Social Animals

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines why humans have big brains and how brains are associated with complex society and behavior in other animals. It compares brain evolution in social animals and examines the evolution of the human brain in social and historical contexts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9781498540872
• ISBN-10: 1498540872
• Artikelnr.: 48386590

Autorenporträt

Niccolo Leo Caldararo is lecturer of anthropology at San Francisco State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Brains and Performance Chapter 1: Cranimania and Human Behavior
Chapter 2: Brains: What are They Good For? Chapter 3: Group Size, Territory
and Disease Chapter 4: Performing as Human or as a Social Being Chapter 5:
Smooth Brains, Convolutions, Complexity and Ability Chapter 6: Brain Sizes,
Bigness and Neurons Chapter 7: A Brain of Two Parts: Cortex vs. Cerebellum
Chapter 8: The Future of the Human Brain Part II: History of a Genus and
the Evolution of Society Chapter 9: Anthropocentric or Indifferent
Universe? Chapter 10: Racism As a Human Disease Chapter 11: Learning and
"Hard Wiring" Chapter 12: The Housing Crisis and Homelessness Chapter 13:
On the Curious Illusion of Human Uniqueness References About the Author