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The Accidental Mind von David J. Linen 2007 Hardcover Ex-Bibliothek
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- Artikelzustand
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- Hinweise des Verkäufers
- “Ex-library--stamps, and stickers.”
- Year
- 2007
- Product Type
- Textbook
- Signed
- No
- Title
- The Accidental Mind
- Educational Level
- All Ages
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
- Age Level
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Topic
- Mind
- Subjects
- Mind, Body & Spirit
- ISBN
- 9780674024786
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674024788
ISBN-13
9780674024786
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57008154
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Accidental Mind : How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God
Language
English
Subject
Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Evolution, Neuropsychology
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Psychology, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-047905
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The majority of this book is an enjoyable neurosciences primer for the general reader. Evolutionary and psychological perspectives provide occasional insights about the mind, but mostly the subject here is the organ capable of conjuring it into existence. Linden makes clear that the physical substrate of our mental phenomena--the squidgy and haphazard mass of our brain--is a gloriously evolved muddle., For anyone interested in a skillfully guided tour through the world of neural function, The Accidental Mind is a playful yet academically informed work that addresses issues as diverse as intelligent design, the fallibility of the senses, the human religious impulse, and the possible heritability of sexual orientation. Without overwhelming the reader with the biochemical underpinnings of neural function, Linden explores the role that neural design (structure and function) has in the explication of various human behaviors., [A] lively mix of solid science and fascinating case histories... The book's greatest strength is Linden's knack for demystifying biology and neuroscience with vivid similes (he calls the brain, weighing two percent of total body weight and using 20 percent of its energy, the Hummer H2 of the body). Though packed with textbook-ready data, the book grips readers like a masterful teacher; those with little science experience may be surprised to find themselves interested in--and even chuckling over--the migration of neurons along radial glia, and anxious to find out what happens next., Many popular neuroscience books emphasize the brain's complexity using terms of purpose: this region is for emotion, that one for vision, and so forth, each interacting in a perfectly designed whole. This ambitious, engaging, and often irreverent book by Linden adopts a quite different perspective, instead emphasizing the evolutionary origins of the human brain...The book...end[s] with a well-argued discussion of the tension between neuroscience and intelligent design. The emphasis on evolution is laudable...making this book an important counterpoint to breathless paeans to brain design., More than another salvo in the battle over whether biological structures are the products of supernatural design or biological evolution (though Linden has no doubt it's the latter), research on our brain's primitive foundation is cracking such puzzles as why we cannot tickle ourselves, why we are driven to spin narratives even in our dreams and why reptilian traits persist in our gray matter., Linden tells his story well, in an engaging style, with plenty of erudition and a refreshing honesty about how much remains unknown. The book should easily hold the attention of readers with little background in biology and no prior knowledge of brains. It would make an excellent present for curious non-scientists and a good book for undergraduates who are just entering into the brain's magic menagerie. Even readers trained in neuroscience are likely to enjoy the many tidbits of rarely taught information--on love, sex, gender, sleep and dreams--that spice up Linden's main argument. The Accidental Mind stands out for being highly readable and clearly educational. No doubt, the human brain evolved along a constrained path and is, in some respects, designed imperfectly. Linden will send that message home...We still know too little about the brain's inner workings to judge how well it does its job. What we do know, and what The Accidental Mind helps us to realize, is that the human brain is not designed as many have imagined.
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Table Of Content
Prologue: Brain Explained1. The Inelegant Design of the Brain 2. Building a Brain with Yesterday's Parts 3. Some Assembly Required 4. Sensation and Emotion 5. Learning, Memory, and Human Individuality 6. Love and Sex 7. Sleeping and Dreaming 8. The Religious Impulse 9. The Unintelligent Design of the BrainEpilogue: That Middle ThingFurther Reading and Resources Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
In this learned work, neuroscientist Linden counters the widespread assumption that the brain is a paragon of design--and instead gives an explanation of how the brain's evolution has resulted in nothing short of forming humanity., With forays into evolutionary biology, this analysis of mental function answers some of our most common questions about how we've come to be who we are.
LC Classification Number
QP376.L577 2007
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