Evolution of the Learning Brain - Or How You Got To Be So Smart... (Paperback)

How does learning transform us biologically? What learning processes do we share with bacteria, jellyfish and monkeys? Is technology impacting on our evolution and what might the future hold for the learning brain? These are just some of the questions Paul Howard-Jones explores on a fascinating journey through 3.5 billion years of brain evolution, and discovers what it all means for how we learn today. Along the way, we discover how the E. coli in our stomachs learn to find food why a little nap can help bees find their way home the many ways that action, emotion and social interaction have shaped our ability to learn the central role of learning in our rise to top predator. An accessible writing style and numerous illustrations make Evolution of the Learning Brain an enthralling combination of biology, neuroscience and educational insight. Howard-Jones provides a fresh perspective on the nature of human learning that is exhaustively researched, exploring the implications of our most distant past for twenty-first-century education.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2018
Authors:	Paul Howard-Jones
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-82446-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Learning Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-138-82446-1
Barcode:	9781138824461

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