02846nam a2200361 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095015001900112016001800131020003100149020002800180040002100208035002100229050002500250082001600275100004100291245010900332260007400441300002200515504006600537505029300603520120200896533015202098650002202250650001902272650002102291655002902312710001702341856012602358ebr10402495CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090527s2009    maua    sb    001 0 eng    z  2009021339  aGBA9789822bnb7 z0153467662Uk  z9780674035348 (alk. paper)  z0674035348 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64876064114aQP376b.A4225 2009eb04a612.8/22221 aAllen, John S.q(John Scott),d1961-14aThe lives of the brainh[electronic resource] :bhuman evolution and the organ of mind /cJohn S. Allen.  aCambridge, Mass. :bBelknap Press of Harvard University Press,c2009.  ax, 338 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-326) and index.0 aIntroduction -- The human brain in brief -- Brain size -- The functional evolution of the brain -- The plastic brain -- The molecular evolution of the brain -- The evolution of feeding behavior -- The aging brain -- Language and brain evolution -- Optimism and the evolution of the brain.  aThough we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth today is the story the author seeks to tell in this book. Adopting what he calls a bottom-up approach to the evolution of human behavior, the author considers the brain as a biological organ; a collection of genes, cells, and tissues that grows, eats, and ages, and is subject to the direct effects of natural selection and the phylogenetic constraints of its ancestry. An exploration of the evolution of this critical organ based on recent work in paleoanthropology, brain anatomy and neuroimaging, molecular genetics, life history theory, and related fields, this book shows us the brain as a product of the contexts in which it evolved : phylogenetic, somatic, genetic, ecological, demographic, and ultimately, cultural-linguistic. Throughout, the author focuses on the foundations of brain evolution rather than the evolution of behavior or cognition.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aBrainxEvolution. 0aBrainxGrowth. 0aHuman evolution. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10402495zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view