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| EVOLUTION OF NERVOUS SYSTEMS, FOUR-VOLUME SET
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Jon Kaas, Centennial Professor, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Georg Striedter
Theodore Bullock
Todd Preuss
John Rubenstein
Leah Krubitzer
Description
All biology only makes sense when seen in the light of evolution, and this is especially true for the nervous system. All animals have
nervous systems that mediate their behaviors, many of them species specific. Yet, these nervous systems all evolved from the simple nervous
system of a common ancestor. To understand these nervous systems, we need to know how they vary and how this variation emerged in evolution.
Over 100 distinguished neuroscientists have assembled, for the first time, the current state-of-the-art knowledge on how nervous systems
evolved throughout the animal kingdom. This four-volume overview is rich in detail and broad in scope, and outlines the changes in brain
and nervous system organization that occurred from the first vertebrates to present day fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals, and especially
primates, including humans. The basic principles of brain evolution are discussed, as well as mechanisms of change, which involved gene
expression and altered the courses of embryonic development. The reader can select from chapters on highly specific topics as well as
those providing an overview of current thinking and approaches. This unique major reference promises to become the gold standard for
those interested in evolution and in nervous systems.
Also available online via ScienceDirect (2006) – featuring extensive browsing,
searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases,
making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
Audience
Academic and professional libraries, large public libraries, and large laboratories specializing in neuroscience and evolutionary biology research.
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Hardbound, 2000 pages, publication date: NOV-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-392560-2
ISBN-10: 0-12-392560-6
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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