Brain, behaviour and evolution / edited by David A. Oakley and H.C. Plotkin
(Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology)
| Publisher | (London : Routledge) |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Authors | Oakley, David A. editor Plotkin, H. C. editor |
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OB00181917 | Taylor & Francis eBooks Archive Collection (電子ブック) | 9781315149523 |
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| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
| Size | 1 online resource (xvi, 308 pages) |
| Contents | chapter Editors' introduction / Linda Partridge chapter 1 The evolution and genetics of behaviour 1 / Christopher H. Yeo chapter 2 The anatomy of the vertebrate nervous system: an evolutionary and developmental perspective / H. C. Plotkin chapter 3 Brain-behaviour studies and evolutionary biology 1 / Gaylord D. Ellison chapter 4 Chemical systems of the brain and evolution / Ray Meddis chapter 5 The evolution and function of sleep / I. Steele Russell chapter 6 Brain size and intelligence: a comparative perspective / David A. Oakley chapter 7 Cerebral cortex and adaptive behaviour / Stuart J. Dimond chapter 8 Symmetry and asymmetry in the vertebrate brain 1 / R. W. Sperry chapter 9 Consciousness, freewill and personal identity 1 |
| Notes | First published in 1979 by Methuen and Company Limited "Originally published in 1979, this book provides students with an example of the ways in which an evolutionary perspective can rephrase and clarify traditional questions and issues in psychology. The format provides the student firstly with the minimal amount of basic information in neuroanatomy, genetics and modern evolutionary theory in a form which is readily related to the remainder of the volume. The book then goes on to consider the relationships between different forms of explanation in biology, and the role of brain behaviour students in these relationships. Finally, the reader is given an opportunity to follow the reasoning which stems from a biological approach when applied to topics in human behaviour such as learning, dreaming, sleeping, exploration, anxiety, reasoning, intelligence and consciousness. Modern evolutionary biology places man in a broader context than does traditional psychology, and this new perspective reduces our tendency to view life solely from a human standpoint. The significance as well as the uniqueness of some traditionally 'human' attributes are challenged by this approach."--Provided by publisher HTTP:URL=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315149523 Pub. note=Click here to view. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Animal behavior LCSH:Brain LCSH:Developmental neurobiology LCSH:Evolution |
| Classification | LCC:QP376 DC:153 |
| ID | 8000083512 |
| ISBN | 9781315149523 |
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