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The human advantage : a new understanding of how our brain became remarkable

Title
The human advantage : a new understanding of how our brain became remarkable / Suzana Herculano-Houzel.
Author
Herculano-Houzel, Suzana, 1972-
Publication
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
xiii, 256 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface -- Humans rule! -- Brain soup -- Got brains? -- Not all brains are made the same -- Remarkable but not extraordinary -- The elephant in the room -- What cortical expansion -- A body matter? -- So how much does it cost? -- Brains or brawn : you can't have both -- Thank the kitchen for your neurons -- But plenty of neurons are not enough -- Epilogue : our place in nature.
Call Number
JSE 17-3
ISBN
  • 9780262034258
  • 0262034255
LCCN
2015038399
OCLC
931476612
Author
Herculano-Houzel, Suzana, 1972- author.
Title
The human advantage : a new understanding of how our brain became remarkable / Suzana Herculano-Houzel.
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JSE 17-3
JFE 17-1520
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