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What is special about the human brain
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Passingham, R. E., 1943- Author.
- Series:
- Oxford psychology series ; no. 46.
- Oxford psychology series What is special about the human brain?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comparative neurobiology--Physiology.
- Comparative neurobiology.
- Neuropsychology--Imaging.
- Neuropsychology.
- Primates.
- Brain.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
- Biological Science Disciplines.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Central Nervous System.
- Diagnostic Imaging.
- Psychological Phenomena.
- Mammals.
- Therapeutics.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
- Nervous System.
- Psychiatry.
- Vertebrates.
- Natural Science Disciplines.
- Diagnosis.
- Occupations.
- Anatomy.
- Chordata.
- Animals.
- Eukaryota.
- Mental Processes.
- Brain Mapping.
- Behavior.
- Methods.
- Physiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
- Biological Science Disciplines.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Central Nervous System.
- Diagnostic Imaging.
- Psychological Phenomena.
- Mammals.
- Therapeutics.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
- Nervous System.
- Psychiatry.
- Vertebrates.
- Natural Science Disciplines.
- Diagnosis.
- Occupations.
- Anatomy.
- Chordata.
- Animals.
- Eukaryota.
- Mental Processes.
- Brain Mapping.
- Brain.
- Behavior.
- Primates.
- Methods.
- Physiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 269 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- WHAT IS SPECIAL HUMAN BRAIN OPSS
- Oxford psychology series vol. no. 46
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The mental gap between man and ape is immense. As the brain is the organ of the mind, we must assume that throughout evolution there were changes in the brain that created this gap. This book is a search for those changes. Written in a lively style, the book is a far-reaching and exciting quest for those things that make humans unique.
- Contents:
- The mental gap
- The anatomy of the brain
- Perception
- Manual skill
- Speech and language
- Cerebral dominance
- Decision-making and planning
- Reasoning
- Social cognition.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 0-19-923013-7
- 0-19-169642-0
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