Shepherd, Stephen V.
The Wiley Handbook of Evolutionary Neuroscience
Comprehensive and authoritative, The Wiley Handbook of Evolutionary Neuroscience unifies the diverse strands of an interdisciplinary field exploring the evolution of brains and cognition.
- A comprehensive reference that unifies the diverse interests and approaches associated with the neuroscientific study of brain evolution and the emergence of cognition
- Tackles some of the biggest questions in neuroscience including what brains are for, what factors constrain their biological development, and how they evolve and interact
- Provides a broad and balanced view of the subject, reviewing both vertebrate and invertebrate anatomy and emphasizing their shared origins and mechanisms
- Features contributions from highly respected scholars in their fields
Avainsanat: Neuroscience; brain; real-world behaviour; brain evolution; embodied cognition; evolutionary neuroscience; computation; signal transduction; synapses; neuron; nervous system; neural systems; neurotransmission; brain architecture; comparative anatomy; neural development; brain activity; model species; animal communication; ethology; complex behaviour; animal culture; evolution of minds
- Toimittaja
- Shepherd, Stephen V.
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2016
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks
- Sivumäärä
- 560 sivua
- Kategoria
- Psykologia
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118316573
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781119994695