Evolution of Nervous Systems (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Evolution of Nervous Systems, Second Edition, Four Volume Set is a unique, major reference which offers the gold standard for those interested both in evolution and nervous systems. 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. In the first edition of this important reference work, over 100 distinguished neuroscientists assembled the current state-of-the-art knowledge on how nervous systems have evolved throughout the animal kingdom. This second edition remains rich in detail and broad in scope, outlining the changes in brain and nervous system organization that occurred from the first invertebrates and vertebrates, to present day fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals, and especially primates, including humans. The book also includes wholly new content, fully updating the chapters in the previous edition and offering brand new content on current developments in the field. Each of the volumes has been carefully restructured to offer expanded coverage of non-mammalian taxa, mammals, primates, and the human nervous system. The basic principles of brain evolution are discussed, as are mechanisms of change. The reader can select from chapters on highly specific topics or those that provide an overview of current thinking and approaches, making this an indispensable work for students and researchers alike.

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2017
Editors-in-chief:	Jon H. Kaas
Editors:	Georg F. Striedter • Theodore H. Bullock • Todd M. Preuss • John Rubenstein • Leah A. Krubitzer
Dimensions:	300 x 244 x 142mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover
Pages:	2007
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-804042-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN:	0-12-804042-4
Barcode:	9780128040423

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