Howard-Jones, Paul,

Evolution of the learning brain ; or, how you got to be so smart... / How you got to be so smart... Paul Howard-Jones. - 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The idea of evolution -- Origins -- The vertebrate brain -- The social primate -- Homo social cooperative learners -- Speech -- The arrival of numeracy -- The emergence of the written word -- Evolution meets education -- The future of the learning brain.

9781138824454 (hbk) RM526.33 9781138824461 (pbk)


Learning--Physiological aspects.
Neurosciences.
Cognition.
Brain--Evolution.