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Braindance: New Discoveries about Human Origins and Brain Evolution
Dean Falk
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Description for Braindance: New Discoveries about Human Origins and Brain Evolution
paperback. Dean Falk re-examines her theories about the evolution of the human brain, in this revised edition of 'Braindance'. She argues that the human brain expanded suddenly about two million years ago, a development she connects to the human colonisation of hot savannah lands. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
When first published in 1992, Braindance presented a revolutionary look at the origins of the human brain. Biological anthropologist Dean Falk now brings the discussion into the 21st century. In this revised edition with a new preface and updated information through 2003, she reexamines her groundbreaking research of how the human brain evolved and reveals how this process continues to impact our species. Around two million years ago, our earliest human ancestors experienced an explosive brain expansion, at least one million years after they began to walk upright. Rather than linking bipedalism alone with brain expansion, as previously theorized, Falk's ... Read more
When first published in 1992, Braindance presented a revolutionary look at the origins of the human brain. Biological anthropologist Dean Falk now brings the discussion into the 21st century. In this revised edition with a new preface and updated information through 2003, she reexamines her groundbreaking research of how the human brain evolved and reveals how this process continues to impact our species. Around two million years ago, our earliest human ancestors experienced an explosive brain expansion, at least one million years after they began to walk upright. Rather than linking bipedalism alone with brain expansion, as previously theorized, Falk's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813027388
SKU
V9780813027388
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About Dean Falk
Dean Falk is professor of anthropology at Florida State University and honorary professor of human biology at the University of Vienna. An author of numerous books and articles, she became an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2000.
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