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Subject(s)

• Comparative neurobiology—Physiology [Browse]
• Neuropsychology—Imaging [Browse]
• Primates [Browse]
• Brain [Browse]

Series

• Oxford psychology series ; no. 46. [More in this series]
• Oxford psychology series What is special about the human brain? [More in this series]

Summary note

The mental gap between man and ape is immense. As the brain is the organ of the mind, we must assume that throughout evolution there were changes in the brain that created this gap. This book is a search for those changes. Written in a lively style, the book is a far-reaching and exciting quest for those things that make humans unique.

Notes

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• The mental gap
• The anatomy of the brain
• Perception
• Manual skill
• Speech and language
• Cerebral dominance
• Decision-making and planning
• Reasoning
• Social cognition.

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Other title(s)

• WHAT IS SPECIAL HUMAN BRAIN OPSS
• Oxford psychology series vol. no. 46

ISBN

• 0-19-923013-7
• 0-19-169642-0

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