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Title In the light of evolution. Vol. 7 : the human mental machinery / Camilo J. Cela-Conde [and three others], editors
Published Washington District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (394 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series In the Light of Evolution ; v. 7
In the Light of Evolution
Contents ""Front Matter""; ""Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. 1913-1987""; ""Contents""; ""Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series""; ""Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume VII: The Human Mental Machinery*""; ""Part I: CURRENT STUDY OF THE MIND BRAIN RELATIONSHIPS""; ""1 Theory of Mind and Darwin's Legacy -- John Searle""; ""2 Affiliation, Empathy, and the Origins of Theory of Mind -- Robert M. Seyfarth and Dorothy L. Cheney""; ""3 Evolution of Consciousness: Phylogeny, Ontogeny, and Emergence from General Anesthesia -- George A. Mashour and Michael T. Alkire""
""Part II: THE PRIMATE EVOLUTIONARY CONTINUITY""""4 Similarity in Form and Function of the Hippocampus in Rodents, Monkeys, and Humans -- Robert E. Clark and Larry R. Squire""; ""5 Evolution of Working Memory -- Peter Carruthers""; ""6 The Evolution of Episodic Memory -- Timothy A. Allen and Norbert J. Fortin""; ""7 Neuroethology of Primate Social Behavior -- Steve W. C. Chang, Lauren J. N. Brent, Geoffrey K. Adams, Jeffrey T. Klein, John M. Pearson, Karli K. Watson, and Michael L. Platt""
""8 Synaptogenesis and Development of Pyramidal Neuron Dendritic Morphology in the Chimpanzee Neocortex Resembles Humans -- Serena Bianchi, Cheryl D. Stimpson, Tetyana Duka, Michael D. Larsen, William G. M. Janssen, Zachary Collins, Amy L. Bauernfeind, Steven J. Schapiro, Wallace B. Baze, Mark J. McArthur, William D. Hopkins, Derek E. Wildman, Leonard Lipovich, Christopher W. Kuzawa, Bob Jacobs, Patrick R. Hof, and Chet C. Sherwood""""Part III: THE HUMAN DIFFERENCE: FROM ETHICS TO AESTHETICS""; ""9 Making Lasting Memories: Remembering the Significant -- James L. McGaugh""
""10 Concepts and Implications of Altruism Bias and Pathological Altruism -- Barbara A. Oakley""""11 Justice- and Fairness-Related Behaviors in Nonhuman Primates -- Sarah F. Brosnan""; ""12 Powering Up with Indirect Reciprocity in a Large-Scale Field Experiment -- Erez Yoeli, Moshe Hoffman, David G. Rand, and Martin A. Nowak""; ""13 From Perception to Pleasure: Music and Its Neural Substrates -- Robert J. Zatorre and Valorie N. Salimpoor""; ""14 Learning Where to Look for a Hidden Target -- Leanne Chukoskie, Joseph Snider, Michael C. Mozer, Richard J. Krauzlis, and Terrence J. Sejnowski""
""15 Impact of Contour on Aesthetic Judgments and Approach-Avoidance Decisions in Architecture-Oshin Vartanian, Gorka Navarrete, Anjan Chatterjee, Lars Brorson Fich, Helmut Leder, Cristián Modroo, Marcos Nadal, Nicolai Rostrup, and Martin Skov""""16 Dynamics of Brain Networks in the Aesthetic Appreciation -- Camilo J. Cela-Conde, Juan Garcia-Prieto, Jose J. Ramasco, Claudio R. Mirasso, Ricardo Bajo, Enric Munar, Albert Flexas, Francisco del-Pozo, and Fernando Maest;""; ""References""; ""Index""
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 13, 2014)
Subject Brain -- Evolution -- Congresses
Nervous system -- Evolution -- Congresses
Animal behavior -- Evolution -- Congresses
Evolution (Biology) -- Congresses
Human evolution -- Congresses
Animal behavior -- Evolution
Brain -- Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Human evolution
Nervous system -- Evolution
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Cela-Conde, Camilo J., editor
ISBN 9780309296410
0309296412