Bibliograph

The deep history of ourselves, the four-billion-year story of how we got conscious brains, Joseph LeDoux ; illustrations by Caio Sorrentino

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The deep history of ourselves, the four-billion-year story of how we got conscious brains, Joseph LeDoux ; illustrations by Caio Sorrentino

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-400) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The deep history of ourselves

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1112190133

Responsibility statement

Joseph LeDoux ; illustrations by Caio Sorrentino

Sub title

the four-billion-year story of how we got conscious brains

Summary

In The Deep History of Ourselves, LeDoux argues that the key to understanding human behavior lies in viewing evolution through the prism of the first living organisms. By tracking the chain of the evolutionary timeline he shows how even the earliest single-cell organisms had to solve the same problems we and our cells have to solve each day. Along the way, LeDoux explores our place in nature, how the evolution of nervous systems enhanced the ability of organisms to survive and thrive, and how the emergence of what we humans understand as consciousness made our greatest and most horrendous achievements as a species possible.--, Amazon

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