In the Light of Evolution (eBook)

Volume VI: Brain and Behavior

National Academy of Sciences (Autor)

Francisco J. Ayala, Georg F. Striedter, John C. Avise (Herausgeber)

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2013
430 Seiten
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-26178-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The central goal of the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquiain the series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia sponsored by the National Academy of Sciencesand their published proceedings. Each installment explores evolutionary perspectives on a particular biological topic that is scientifically intriguing but also has special relevance to contemporary societal issues or challenges.This book is the outgrowth of the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium "e;Brain and Behavior,"e; which was sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 20-21, 2012, at the Academy's Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. It is the sixth in a series of Colloquia under the general title "e;In the Light of Evolution."e; Specifically, In Light of Evolution: Brain and Behavior focuses on the field of evolutionary neuroscience that now includes a vast array of different approaches, data types, and species.This volume is also available for purchase with the In the Light of Evolution six-volume set.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.1.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• ISBN-10: 0-309-26178-3 / 0309261783
• ISBN-13: 978-0-309-26178-4 / 9780309261784