Lives of the Brain: Human Evolution and the Organ of Mind

by JohnS.Allen (Author)

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  Paperback
  2012

  $35.66

  Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other animals. This title shows how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth.