Guts and Brains: An Integrative Approach to the Hominin Record

Roebroeks, Wil (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 9087280149 / ISBN 13: 9789087280147

Verlag: Leiden University Press, Leiden, 2007

Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6". 277pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The human brain and its one hundred billion neurons compose the most complex organ in the body and harness more than 20% of all the energy we produce. Why do we have such large and energy-demanding brains, and how have we been able to afford such an expensive organ for thousands of years? Guts and Brains discusses the key variables at stake in such a question, including the relationship between brain size and diet, diet and social organization, and large brains and the human sexual division of labor. Showcasing how small changes in the diet of early hominins came to have large implications for the behavior of modern humans, this interdisciplinary volume provides an entry for the reader into understanding the development of both early primates and our own species.(Publisher). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 14023

Inhaltsangabe:

The human brain and its one hundred billion neurons compose the most complex organ in the body and harness more than 20% of all the energy we produce. Why do we have such large and energy-demanding brains, and how have we been able to afford such an expensive organ for thousands of years? Guts and Brains discusses the key variables at stake in such a question, including the relationship between brain size and diet, diet and social organization, and large brains and the human sexual division of labor. Showcasing how small changes in the diet of early hominins came to have large implications for the behavior of modern humans, this interdisciplinary volume provides an entry for the reader into understanding the development of both early primates and our own species.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Wil Roebroeks is professor of Paleolithic archaeology at Leiden University.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Guts and Brains: An Integrative Approach to ...
Verlag: Leiden University Press, Leiden
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very good