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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “dr steven p wise”
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  • Cortical Evolution in Primates

    What Primates Are, What Primates Were, and Why the Cortex Changed

    by Dr Steven P. Wise ...
    Cortical Evolution in Primates provides a stand-alone resource for neuroscience graduate students and established neuroscientists who have an interest in cortical evolution and primates. Discussions of both cortical evolution and primates often rely on terms and concepts unfamiliar to many neuroscientists, but such readers will have no need to look elsewhere to understand the text or figures in ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • The Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex

    Anatomy, Evolution, and the Origin of Insight

    by Prof Richard E. Passingham, Dr Steven P. Wise ...
    Series series Oxford Psychology Series
    The prefrontal cortex makes up almost a quarter of the human brain, and it expanded dramatically during primate evolution. The Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex presents a new theory about its fundamental function. In this important new book, the authors argue that primate-specific parts of the prefrontal cortex evolved to reduce errors in foraging choices, so that particular ancestors of ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Be Your Self and Be Well: Connecting with Your Soul's Power to Heal

    by Dr. Steven Hiebert ...
    Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? These are the most important questions you can ask your Self. They lead to meaning and fulfillment. The joy and contentment that follows opens the door to health and wellbeing.The message is clear and simple: You have the power to heal. It is a gift from the divine that you were born with. The strength and undeniable resilience of your soul is what ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Evolution of Memory Systems

    Ancestors, Anatomy, and Adaptations

    by Elisabeth A. Murray, Steven P. Wise, Kim S. Graham ...
    Current theories about human memory have been shaped by clinical observations and animal experiments. This doctrine holds that the medial temporal lobe subserves one memory system for explicit or declarative memories, while the basal ganglia subserves a separate memory system for implicit or procedural memories, including habits. Cortical areas outside the medial temporal lobe are said to function ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • A Brief History of Intelligence

    Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

    by Max S. Bennett ...
    “I found this book amazing. I read it through quickly because it was so interesting, then turned around and read much of it again.”—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & Slow“I've been recommending A Brief History of Intelligence to everyone I know. A truly novel, beautifully crafted thesis on what intelligence is and how it has developed ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Mind of a Bee

    by Lars Chittka ...
    A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of beesMost of us are aware of the hive mind—the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • On The Origin Of The Human Mind: Three Theories: Uniqueness Of The Human Mind, Evolution Of The Human Mind, And The Neurological Basis Of Conscious Experience (Mobi Science)

    by Andrey Vyshedskiy ...
    Some of the most time-honored questions in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience center on the uniqueness of the human mind. How do we think? What makes us so different from all the other animals on planet Earth? What was the process that created the human mind? Is this process unique or can it be repeated on other planets? The book "On the Origin of the Human Mind" attempts to provide an ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Comparative Cognition

    by Mary C. Olmstead, Valerie A. Kuhlmeier ...
    Integrating developments from psychology, ethology and neuroscience, this is an undergraduate introduction to cognitive processes across species. The authors merge classic studies and contemporary research to give students a full picture of the evolving field of comparative cognition. Engaging students in the discipline from its roots in animal learning and evolutionary biology through to current ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition

    by Lee Alan Dugatkin ...
    Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting-edge new work not only to update and expand on the studies presented, but also to reinforce the previous editions’ focus on ultimate and proximate causation, as well as the book’s unique emphasis on natural selection ... Read more

    $131.99 CAD

  • Big Brain

    The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence

    by Gary Lynch, Richard Granger ...
    Series series MacSci
    Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human.But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and estimated IQs to match--far surpassing our own. Many of these huge fossil skulls have been discovered ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Human Advantage

    A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable

    by Suzana Herculano-Houzel ...
    Why our human brains are awesome, and how we left our cousins, the great apes, behind: a tale of neurons and calories, and cooking.Humans are awesome. Our brains are gigantic, seven times larger than they should be for the size of our bodies. The human brain uses 25% of all the energy the body requires each day. And it became enormous in a very short amount of time in evolution, allowing us to ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Dinosaur Paleobiology

    by Stephen L. Brusatte ...
    Series Book 2 - TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
    The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living organisms. This book provides a contemporary review of dinosaur science intended for students, ... Read more

    $99.99 CAD