Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Biological evolution. The general story of human evolution. Evolution of hominid brain: bipedality; agility. Linguistic communication in hominid evolution. Cerebral limbic system in relation to the evolution of the reproductive and emotional systems. Visuo-motor evolution: artistic creativity. Evolution of learning and memory. The mind-brain problem in evolution. The self and its brain. The human person. Addendum. References. Subject index and Glossary.
Sir John Eccles has written many books on the development of the human brain.
'An extraordinary achievement, and an excellent book.' - Sir Karl
Popper
'A valuable contribution to a debate of considerable significance.'
- Dr John Polkinghorne, Queen's College, Cambridge
'Epoch-making book ... a monumental achievement of synthesis and
analysis, a fitting culmination to a lifetime devoted to
understanding the human brain and the nature of the self.' - The
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