How the mind works /

In this book the author, a cognitive scientist explains how the brain evolved to store and use information, allowing our ancestors to control their environment, and why we think and act as we do. He explains what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, feel, laugh, interact,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pinker, Steven, 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Norton, [1997]
Subjects:	Geist > Musikgruppe Bewusstsein > Zusammenstellung Cognitive neuroscience. Neuropsychology. Natural selection. Human evolution. Psychology. Evolution (Biology) Neuropsychology Biological Evolution Cognition > physiology Selection, Genetic Psychology Neurosciences cognitives. Neuropsychologie. Sélection naturelle. Êtres humains > Évolution. Psychologie. Évolution (Biologie) psychology. evolution. Cognitive neuroscience Human evolution Natural selection Evolution Gehirn Kognitionswissenschaft Kognitive Psychologie Neuropsychologie Geist Cognitieve processen. Consciousness. Adventure.
Online Access:	http://www.amazon.com/How-Mind-Works-Steven-Pinker/dp/0393334775/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Table of Contents:

Standard equipment
Thinking machines
Revenge of the nerds
The mind's eye
Good ideas
Hotheads
Family values
The meaning of life.