John C. Eccles

Evolution of the Brain

Creation of the Self

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sir John Eccles, a distinguished scientist and Nobel Prize winner who has devoted his scientific life to the study of the mammalian brain, tells the story of how we came to be, not only as animals at the end of the hominid evolutionary line, but also as human persons possessed of reflective consciousness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• 1991.
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780415032247
• ISBN-10: 0415032245
• Artikelnr.: 21861702

Autorenporträt

Sir John Eccles has written many books on the development of the human brain.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Biological
evolution. The general story of human evolution. Evolution of hominid
brain: bipedality; agility. Linguistic communication in hominid evolution.
Cerebral limbic system in relation to the evolution of the reproductive and
emotional systems. Visuo-motor evolution: artistic creativity. Evolution of
learning and memory. The mind-brain problem in evolution. The self and its
brain. The human person. Addendum. References. Subject index and Glossary.

Rezensionen

'An extraordinary achievement, and an excellent book.' - Sir Karl Popper

'A valuable contribution to a debate of considerable significance.' - Dr John Polkinghorne, Queen's College, Cambridge

'Epoch-making book ... a monumental achievement of synthesis and analysis, a fitting culmination to a lifetime devoted to understanding the human brain and the nature of the self.' - The Scientific and Medical Network