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Автор: Darwin, Charles
Название: On the origin of species
ISBN: 0199219222 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199219223
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. The present edition provides a detailed discussion of his theories and adds an account of the responses of readers to the book on first publication. These cast light on recent controversies, such as questions of design and descent.

Автор: Simberloff Daniel
Название: Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know
ISBN: 0199922039 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199922031
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: An analysis of the ecological and political impacts of invasive species, written by a leading invasion biologist

Автор: Lieberman Philip
Название: Unpredictable Species
ISBN: 0691148589 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691148588
Издательство: Wiley
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"The Unpredictable Species" argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with evidence from neuroscience, genetics, and physical anthropology, showing how our basal ganglia--structures deep within the brain whose origins predate the dinosaurs--came to play a key role in human creativity. He demonstrates how the transfer of information in these structures was enhanced by genetic mutation and evolution, giving rise to supercharged neural circuits linking activity in different parts of the brain. Human invention, expressed in different epochs and locales in the form of stone tools, digital computers, new art forms, complex civilizations--even the latest fashions--stems from these supercharged circuits.

"The Unpredictable Species" boldly upends scientifically controversial yet popular beliefs about how our brains actually work. Along the way, this compelling book provides insights into a host of topics related to human cognition, including associative learning, epigenetics, the skills required to be a samurai, and the causes of cognitive confusion on Mount Everest and of Parkinson's disease.