
BEYOND THE BRAIN |
Subtitle:
How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Brains
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Book Category:
Science > General
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Author:
Louise Barrett
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780691126449
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Price:
USD 35.00
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Publication Year:
2011
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Alternative Binding:
Ebook
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Alternative ISBN 13:
9781400838349
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Alternative Price:
USD 35.00
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Publisher Info
Princeton University Press. InquiryBook Description
Barrett begins with an overview of human cognitive adaptations and how these color our views of other species, brains, and minds. Considering when it is worth having a big brain-or indeed a brain at all-she investigates exactly what brains are good at.
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