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BraindanceDean Falk

Braindance

260 pagesFirst published 19922 editions
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"In this revised edition Dean Falk re-examines her search on how the human brain evolved and reveals how this process continues to impact our species." "Falk evaluates the conditions and circumstances that allowed a group of apelike individuals to evolve, over a period of 5 to 7 million years, into Homo sapiens and discusses the evolution of visual skills, right-handedness, language ability, right-brain/left-brain and male/female differences - and the uniquely human ability to dance. The specifics of how we tapped, toed, and twisted through the prehistoric "brain dance" form the story line of…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionUniversity Press of Florida20042529780813027388
EditionH. Holt19922609780805012828
BrainEvolutionAustralopithecinesFossil hominidsHuman evolutionBrain, evolutionCerebral cortexBiological Evolution