The human advantage : a new understanding of how our brain became remarkable / Suzana Herculano-Houzel.

  • Herculano-Houzel, Suzana, 1972-
Date:
[2016]
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]

Physical description

xiii, 256 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Preface -- Humans rule! -- Brain soup -- Got brains? -- Not all brains are made the same -- Remarkable but not extraordinary -- The elephant in the room -- What cortical expansion -- A body matter? -- So how much does it cost? -- Brains or brawn : you can't have both -- Thank the kitchen for your neurons -- But plenty of neurons are not enough -- Epilogue : our place in nature.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780262034258
  • 0262034255