The accidental mind : how brain evolution has given us love, memory, dreams, and God / David J. Linden. / David J. Linden
- Author:
- Linden, David J., 1961-
- Published:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Contents:
- Prologue : Brain, explained -- 1. The inelegant design of the brain -- 2. Building a brain with yesterday's parts -- 3. Some assembly required -- 4. Sensation and emotion -- 5. Learning, memory, and human individuality -- 6. Love and sex -- 7. Sleeping and dreaming -- 8. The religious impulse -- 9. The unintelligent design of the brain -- Epilogue : That middle thing -- Further readings and resources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0674024788 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780674024786 (cloth : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Delaware copy: Presented in honor of Dr. Karen Hill, in recognition of her service to the campus, by Janet and Roger Alwang; 20067.
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