The thin bone vault [electronic resource] : the origin of human intelligence / Fredric M. Menger.
by
 
Menger, Fredric M., 1937-

ISBN
: 
9781848163379
 
9781282441293

Title
: 
The thin bone vault [electronic resource] : the origin of human intelligence / Fredric M. Menger.

Author
: 
Menger, Fredric M., 1937-

Personal Author
: 
Menger, Fredric M., 1937-

Publication Information
: 
London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2009.

Physical Description
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1 online resource (ix, 302 pages)

Contents
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Section 1. Evolution ch. 1. Introductory remarks. ch. 2. Darwin and natural selection. ch. 3. Darwin analyzed. ch. 4. Lamarck -- section 2. The thin bone valut. ch. 5. Introduction. ch. 6. Definition of intelligence. ch. 7. A brief history of the mind. ch. 8. Population. ch. 9. Culture. ch. 10. Animal intelligence -- section 3 Evolutionary potential. ch. 11. Introduction. ch. 12. Elementary genetics. ch. 13. Gene variability, examples. ch. 14. Directed mutations. ch. 15. Genetics and intelligence -- section 4. Evolution of intelligence, and epigenetic model. ch. 16. Introduction. ch. 17. Epigenetics. ch. 18. The cranial feedback mechanism -- section 5. Bibliography.

Local Note
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Subject Term
: 
Intellect.
 
Brain -- Evolution.
 
Human evolution.

Format
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Electronic Resources

Electronic Access
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Publication Date
: 
2009

Publication Information
: 
London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2009.


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