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Lädt ... Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligencevon Gary Lynch
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The reader should know that Granger and Lynch are going against a lot of paleoanthropological thinking is describing the Boskopoids as a separate hominid group. They allude to this, saying that the species is not determined, etc., but in fact there is considerable opinion that the Boskopoids are simply a tendentious grouping of unusually large skulls. I personally wouldn't attempt to weigh in on this subject. In fact, it doesn't really matter, since there is little information about the Boskopoids, except for their skull size. There is nothing about their tools, the interior shape of their skulls, or more than just vague speculation about what such a large brain might presage. The book is mostly about the functioning and evolution of the brain, especially among mammals, especially among primate. This is quite interesting, and the work is lavishly illustrated. So I would recommend it for what it is actually about, but those wanting to learn more about the Boskopoids may be seriously disappointed. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human. But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and estimated IQs to match--far surpassing our own. Many of these huge fossil skulls have been discovered over the last century, but most of us have never heard of this scientific marvel. Prominent neuroscientists Gary Lynch and Richard Granger compare the contents of the Boskop brain and our own brains today, and arrive at startling conclusions about our intelligence and creativity. Connecting cutting-edge theories of genetics, evolution, language, memory, learning, and intelligence, Lynch and Granger show the implications of large brains for a broad array of fields, from the current state of the art in Alzheimer's and other brain disorders, to new advances in brain-based robots that see and converse with us, and the means by which neural prosthetics-- replacement parts for the brain--are being designed and tested. The authors demystify the complexities of our brains in this fascinating and accessible book, and give us tantalizing insights into our humanity--its past, and its future. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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