How brains think : evolving intelligence, then and now / William H. Calvin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calvin, William H., 1939- author.

Series:

Science masters series.

Science masters series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellect.

Human information processing.

Brain.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [1996]

Summary:

<div>This book tries to fathom how our inner life evolves from one topic to another, as we create and reject alternatives. Drawing on anthropology, evolutionary biology, linguistics, and the neurosciences, Calvin also considers how a more intelligent brain developed using slow biological improvements over the last few million years.</div>

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. What to Do Next; 2. Evolving a Good Guess; 3. The Janitor's Dream; 4. Evolving Intelligent Animals; 5. Syntax as a Foundation of Intelligence; 6. Evolution on-the-Fly; 7. Shaping Up an Intelligent Act from Humble Origins; 8. Prospects for a Superhuman Intelligence; Recommended Reading; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-465-06689-5