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  • Nature Beats

    The What, How and Why of Rhythmic Animal Behaviours

    Edited by Gabriela-Alina Sauciuc, Adriano R. Lameira, Tomas Persson ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    From drumming woodpeckers and chorusing frogs, to dancing birds and synchronized fireflies, the natural world is full of rhythm. But what do these beats and pulses really mean? And what can they tell us about the evolution of music?This open access book offers the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of rhythmic behavior across the animal kingdom, bringing together leading ... Read more

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  • Think Tank

    Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience

    by David J. Linden ...
    Essays that explore quirky, counterintuitive aspects of brain function and "make us realize that what goes on in our minds is nothing short of magical" (Scientific American).Neuroscientist David J. Linden approached leading brain researchers and asked each the same question: "What idea about brain function would you most like to explain to the world?" Their responses make up this one-of-a-kind ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Entangled Brain

    How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together

    by Luiz Pessoa ...
    What kind of object is the brain? And how does it really work? A neuroscientist offers a new vision of the brain as a fully integrated, networked organ.Popular neuroscience accounts often focus on specific mind-brain aspects like addiction, cognition, or memory, but The Entangled Brain tackles a much bigger question: What kind of object is the brain? Neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa describes the brain ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • On The Origin Of The Human Mind: Three Theories: Uniqueness Of The Human Mind, Evolution Of The Human Mind, And The Neurological Basis Of Conscious Experience (Mobi Science)

    by Andrey Vyshedskiy ...
    Some of the most time-honored questions in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience center on the uniqueness of the human mind. How do we think? What makes us so different from all the other animals on planet Earth? What was the process that created the human mind? Is this process unique or can it be repeated on other planets? The book "On the Origin of the Human Mind" attempts to provide an ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Comparative Cognition

    by Mary C. Olmstead, Valerie A. Kuhlmeier ...
    Integrating developments from psychology, ethology and neuroscience, this is an undergraduate introduction to cognitive processes across species. The authors merge classic studies and contemporary research to give students a full picture of the evolving field of comparative cognition. Engaging students in the discipline from its roots in animal learning and evolutionary biology through to current ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • I of the Vortex

    From Neurons to Self

    by Rodolfo R. Llinas ...
    A highly original theory of how the mind-brain works, based on the author's study of single neuronal cells.In I of the Vortex, Rodolfo Llinas, a founding father of modern brain science, presents an original view of the evolution and nature of mind. According to Llinas, the "mindness state" evolved to allow predictive interactions between mobile creatures and their environment. He illustrates the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Human Advantage

    A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable

    by Suzana Herculano-Houzel ...
    Why our human brains are awesome, and how we left our cousins, the great apes, behind: a tale of neurons and calories, and cooking.Humans are awesome. Our brains are gigantic, seven times larger than they should be for the size of our bodies. The human brain uses 25% of all the energy the body requires each day. And it became enormous in a very short amount of time in evolution, allowing us to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Evolution Evolving

    The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity

    by Kevin N. Lala, Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Scott F. Gilbert, Marcus W. Feldman ...
    A new account of the central role developmental processes play in evolutionA new scientific view of evolution is emerging—one that challenges and expands our understanding of how evolution works. Recent research demonstrates that organisms differ greatly in how effective they are at evolving. Whether and how each organism adapts and diversifies depends critically on the mechanistic details of how ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Origins of Musicality

    Edited by Henkjan Honing ...
    Interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music.Research shows that all humans have a predisposition for music, just as they do for language. All of us can perceive and enjoy music, even if we can't carry a tune and consider ourselves “unmusical.” This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music. ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Ancient Origins of Consciousness

    How the Brain Created Experience

    by Todd E. Feinberg, Jon M. Mallatt ...
    How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious.How is consciousness created? When did it first appear on Earth, and how did it evolve? What constitutes consciousness, and which animals can be said to be sentient? In this book, Todd Feinberg and Jon Mallatt draw on recent scientific ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Music, evolution, and the harmony of souls

    by Alan R. Harvey ...
    Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - should become more widely accepted in our community as a mainstream educational and therapeutic tool. This book explores the importance of music throughout human evolution, and its continued relevance to modern-day human society. Throughout, the emphasis ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Sensory Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution

    by Martin Stevens ...
    Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment. Consequently, they have evolved a staggering array of sensory organs that are fundamental to survival and reproduction and shape much of their evolution and behaviour. Sensory ecology deals with how animals acquire, process ... Read more

    $66.59 USD