The lives of the brain : human evolution and the organ of mind /

Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Allen, John S. (John Scott), 1961-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Brain > Evolution. Brain > Growth. Human evolution. Brain. Biological Evolution.