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Natures Mind

by Michael S. Gazzaniga

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<P>Recent, stunning discoveries suggest that natural selection affects not only physical characteristics but also mental processes, from learning to substance abuse. Michael S. Gazzaniga reveals that just as the environment selects those organisms most likely to survive, within the brain the environment selects pre-existing capacities from a massive inventory of possibilities.

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The co-discoverer of the “split brain” theory tells how science is recasting the age-old question of nature versus nurture to create a startling new view of human behavior. Recent discoveries suggest that natural selection affects not only physical characteristics but also mental processes, from learning to substance abuse.
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ISBN:
9780465048632
Subtitle:
Biological Roots of Thinking, Emotions, Sexuality, Language, and Intelligence
Author:
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Author:
Gazzaniga, Michael
Author:
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Author:
Gazzaniga
Publisher:
Basic Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Biology
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
Neuropsychology
Subject:
Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior
Subject:
Life Sciences - Biology - General
Subject:
General Psychology & Psychiatry
Publication Date:
March 1994
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
9.08x6.06x.61 in. .81 lbs.
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