The Resource The accidental mind, David J. Linden
The accidental mind, David J. Linden
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- Summary
- "A guide to the strange and often illogal world of neural function, 'The accidendal mind' shows how the brain is not an optimized, general-purpose problem-solving machine, but rather a weird agglomeration of ad-hoc solutions that have been piled on through millions of years of evolutionary history. Moreover Linden tells us how the constraints of evolved brain design have ultimately led to almost every transcendent human foible : our long childhoods, our extensnsive memory capacity, our search for love and long-term relationships, our need to create compelling narrative, and ultimately, the universal cultural impulse to create both religious and scientific explanations. With forays into evolutionary biology, this analysis of mental function answers some of our most common questions about how we've come to be who we are." - book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 276 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue : Brain, explained
- The inelegant design of the brain
- Building a brain with yesterday's parts
- Some assembly required
- Sensation and emotion
- Learning, memory, and human individuality
- Love and sex
- Sleeping and dreaming
- The religious impulse
- The unintelligent design of the brain
- Epilogue : That middle thing
- Isbn
- 9780674024786
- Label
- The accidental mind
- Title
- The accidental mind
- Statement of responsibility
- David J. Linden
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A guide to the strange and often illogal world of neural function, 'The accidendal mind' shows how the brain is not an optimized, general-purpose problem-solving machine, but rather a weird agglomeration of ad-hoc solutions that have been piled on through millions of years of evolutionary history. Moreover Linden tells us how the constraints of evolved brain design have ultimately led to almost every transcendent human foible : our long childhoods, our extensnsive memory capacity, our search for love and long-term relationships, our need to create compelling narrative, and ultimately, the universal cultural impulse to create both religious and scientific explanations. With forays into evolutionary biology, this analysis of mental function answers some of our most common questions about how we've come to be who we are." - book jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Linden, David J.
- Dewey number
- 612.8/2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP376
- LC item number
- .L577 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
-
- 2007 D-905
- WL 300
- NLM item number
- L744a 2007
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brain
- Brain
- Neuropsychology
- Brain
- Biological Evolution
- Neuropsychology
- Label
- The accidental mind, David J. Linden
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : Brain, explained -- The inelegant design of the brain -- Building a brain with yesterday's parts -- Some assembly required -- Sensation and emotion -- Learning, memory, and human individuality -- Love and sex -- Sleeping and dreaming -- The religious impulse -- The unintelligent design of the brain -- Epilogue : That middle thing
- Control code
- 72799724
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 276 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674024786
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2006047905
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)72799724
- Label
- The accidental mind, David J. Linden
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : Brain, explained -- The inelegant design of the brain -- Building a brain with yesterday's parts -- Some assembly required -- Sensation and emotion -- Learning, memory, and human individuality -- Love and sex -- Sleeping and dreaming -- The religious impulse -- The unintelligent design of the brain -- Epilogue : That middle thing
- Control code
- 72799724
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 276 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674024786
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2006047905
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)72799724
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