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Title:
Evolution and the emergent self : the rise of complexity and behavioral versatility in nature
Author:
Neubauer, Raymond L., 1942-
ISBN:
9780231521680
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 326 pages) : illustrations
Abstract:
Raymond L. Neubauer presents a view of nature that describes rising complexity in life in terms of increasing information content, first in genes and then in brains. The evolution of the nervous system expanded the capacity to store information with relatively open-ended programs, making learning possible. Portraying four species with high brain-to-body ratios & mdashchimpanzees, elephants, ravens, and dolphins & mdashNeubauer shows how each shares with humans the capability for complex communication, social relationships, flexible behavior, tool use, and powers of abstraction. He describes t.
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