Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Michael C Corballis
yhteensä 17 hakutulosta
Truth About Language
From God to Noam Chomsky, many have suggested that language arose suddenly in a way that cannot be explained through ordinary evolutionary processes. Corballis argues otherwise. He …
The Lopsided Ape
What is it that allows human beings to think the way we do? What enables us to communicate with one another through the use of speech? Is the difference between Homo sapiens and …
Truth about Language
Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, basically, a fortunate accident-a crossing of wires that happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans apart from other …
From Hand to Mouth
It is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk? What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down? …
Memory Mechanisms
Presenting the work of researchers who are at the forefront of the study of memory mechanisms, this volume addresses a wide range of topics including: physiological and biophysical …
Recursive Mind
A groundbreaking theory of what makes the human mind uniqueThe Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling …
Lopsided Ape
How great is the evolutionary distance between humans and apes, and what is it that creates that gulf? Philosophers and scientists have debated the question for centuries, but …
Memory Mechanisms
Presenting the work of researchers who are at the forefront of the study of memory mechanisms, this volume addresses a wide range of topics including: physiological and biophysical …
The Truth about Language – What It Is and Where It Came From
Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, basically, a fortunate accident a crossing of wires that happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans apart from other …
Wandering Mind
If we've done our job well-and, let's be honest, if we're lucky-you'll read to the end of this description. Most likely, however, you won't. Somewhere in the middle of the next …
The Recursive Mind
The Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us …
The Psychology of Left and Right
Originally published in 1976, this title deals with the problem of how we tell left from right. The authors argue that the ability to tell left from right depends ultimately on a …