The Human Advantage
How Our Brains Became Remarkable
$46.37
- Paperback
270 pages
- Release Date
21 April 2017
Summary
Why our human brains are awesome, and how we left our cousins, the great apes, behind- a tale of neurons and calories, and cooking.Humans are awesome. Our brains are gigantic, seven times larger than they should be for the size of our bodies. The human brain uses 25% of all the energy the body requires each day. And it became enormous in a very short amount of time in evolution, allowing us to leave our cousins, the great apes, behind. So the human brain is special, right? Wrong, according to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262533539 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262533537 |
| Author: | Suzana Herculano-Houzel |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 270 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 388g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 16mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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About The Author
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Suzana Herculano-Houzel is Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Biological Sciences and Associate Director for Communications of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute at Vanderbilt University.
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