Categories
Technical
-- Database/SQL
-- Multimedia
-- Internet/Networking
-- Operating System
-- Programming
-- Security/Hacking
-- Science/Engineering
-- Web/HTML/CSS/Ajax
-- Unix/Linux
-- Windows
-- Mac OS X
-- Office
-- Perl/PHP/Python
-- C/C++/C#
-- .NET
-- Java
-- Hardware
-- Game Development
-- Embedded Systems
-- Graphics and Design
-- Network Programming
Study
Novel
Nonfiction
Health
Tutorial
Entertainment
Business
Magazine
Arts & Design
Audiobooks & Video Training
Cultures & Languages
Family & Home
Law & Politics
Lyrics & Music
Software Related
eBook Torrents
Uncategorized
-- Database/SQL
-- Multimedia
-- Internet/Networking
-- Operating System
-- Programming
-- Security/Hacking
-- Science/Engineering
-- Web/HTML/CSS/Ajax
-- Unix/Linux
-- Windows
-- Mac OS X
-- Office
-- Perl/PHP/Python
-- C/C++/C#
-- .NET
-- Java
-- Hardware
-- Game Development
-- Embedded Systems
-- Graphics and Design
-- Network Programming
Study
Novel
Nonfiction
Health
Tutorial
Entertainment
Business
Magazine
Arts & Design
Audiobooks & Video Training
Cultures & Languages
Family & Home
Law & Politics
Lyrics & Music
Software Related
eBook Torrents
Uncategorized
Share With Friends
Archive by Date
2012-08-06
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
2012-08-03
2012-08-02
2012-08-01
2012-07-31
2012-07-30
2012-07-29
2012-07-28
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
2012-08-03
2012-08-02
2012-08-01
2012-07-31
2012-07-30
2012-07-29
2012-07-28
Search Tag
Hardiman
Cari
Wink
Dozois
Srivastava
死神
Lubricants
Vids
Campton
Dialect
Noordhoff
Ramones
Kinsman
Bioy
Elric
Postfilmic
Letec
rapidforex
Limbaugh
Dewasiri
Erwachsene
Tupelo
Winborn
Religionen
Modul
Malenkov
GRAPPELLI
omnibus
Psalmenstreit
Popmusic
新概念
Maruhn
Dazzle
Kirsten
Unrest
Fakes
Hier
Fellowship
commanders
mastermind
Guelph
Triangulations
ZWCAD
Mothman
Diem
HAMNEN
Biologics
Mafalda
Romanzo
14725
Newest
Technical Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer
"Multiplexed Networks for Embedded Systems: CAN, LIN, Flexray, Safe-by-Wire..." by Dominique Paret (Repost)
Dino Esposito, "Building Web Solutions with ASP.Net and ADO.NET" (Repost)
Learning Core Audio: A Hands-On Guide to Audio Programming for Mac and iOS
Power Performance - Multimedia Storytelling for Journalism and Public Relations
pluralsight-training.net SQL Server: Transact-SQL Basic Data Retrieval [2012, ENG]
pluralsight-training.net SQL Server: Collecting and Analyzing Trace Data [2012, ENG]
Pluralsight.net - Introduction to Nancy-JWARE
Technical Structured Programming with C++
Technical Getting Started with LaTeX by David R. Wilkins
Windows A Third Window - Natural Life beyond Newton and Darwin
PLURALSIGHT.NET WINDOWS 8 METRO CONNECTED APPS-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET WINDOWS 8 METRO APPLICATION DATA-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET BUILDING WINDOWS 8 METRO APPS WITH C PLUS PLUS AND XAML-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET BUILDING WINDOWS 8 METRO APPS WITH C SHARP AND XAML-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING WINDOWS 8 METRO APPLICATIONS-JGTiSO
Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks - Compression, Networking, and Systems
Interactive Distributed Multimedia Systems and Telecommunication Services
The Art of Hardware Architecture - Design Methods and Techniques for Digital Circuits
Pro/ENGINEER WILDFIRE 5.0 Tutorial and MultiMedia CD
"Multiplexed Networks for Embedded Systems: CAN, LIN, Flexray, Safe-by-Wire..." by Dominique Paret (Repost)
Dino Esposito, "Building Web Solutions with ASP.Net and ADO.NET" (Repost)
Learning Core Audio: A Hands-On Guide to Audio Programming for Mac and iOS
Power Performance - Multimedia Storytelling for Journalism and Public Relations
pluralsight-training.net SQL Server: Transact-SQL Basic Data Retrieval [2012, ENG]
pluralsight-training.net SQL Server: Collecting and Analyzing Trace Data [2012, ENG]
Pluralsight.net - Introduction to Nancy-JWARE
Technical Structured Programming with C++
Technical Getting Started with LaTeX by David R. Wilkins
Windows A Third Window - Natural Life beyond Newton and Darwin
PLURALSIGHT.NET WINDOWS 8 METRO CONNECTED APPS-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET WINDOWS 8 METRO APPLICATION DATA-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET BUILDING WINDOWS 8 METRO APPS WITH C PLUS PLUS AND XAML-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET BUILDING WINDOWS 8 METRO APPS WITH C SHARP AND XAML-JGTiSO
PLURALSIGHT.NET INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING WINDOWS 8 METRO APPLICATIONS-JGTiSO
Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks - Compression, Networking, and Systems
Interactive Distributed Multimedia Systems and Telecommunication Services
The Art of Hardware Architecture - Design Methods and Techniques for Digital Circuits
Pro/ENGINEER WILDFIRE 5.0 Tutorial and MultiMedia CD
Useful Links
Technical Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique
Posted on 2010-04-14
|
More Michael S. Gazzaniga, "Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique" One of the world's leading neuroscientists explores how best to understand the human condition by examining the biological, psychological, and highly social nature of our species within the social context of our lives. What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his widely accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga looks to a broad range of studies to pinpoint the change that made us thinking, sentient humans, different from our predecessors. Neuroscience has been fixated on the life of the psychological self for the past fifty years, focusing on the brain systems underlying language, memory, emotion, and perception. What it has not done is consider the stark reality that most of the time we humans are thinking about social processes, comparing ourselves to and estimating the intentions of others. In Human, Gazzaniga explores a number of related issues, including what makes human brains unique, the importance of language and art in defining the human condition, the nature of human consciousness, and even artificial intelligence. Summary: About Ourselves Rating: 5 This is a comprehensive and readable account of what we know thus far--about ourselves. Human is a compendium of thought-provoking research concerning what makes us unique as a species, as well as what connects us to all other living things. Gazzaniga does not shy from celebrating human life, giving credit to nature where credit is due. We are complex beyond measure. It is amazing how much information the author can relay while still remaining accessible and downright fun. The Brain's the thing! Summary: Essential to Understanding Human Behavior Rating: 5 To understand human social behavior it is necessary to be familiar with most (if not all) of the material Michael Gazzaniga covers in this seminal summary of how humans are alike and different from other animals. Since Dr. Gazzaniga is not only a pioneering neuroscientist, but also an accomplished writer noted for his ability to render scientific material understandable and entertaining, there is likely no better way to become familiar with leading edge thinking on human behavior than by reading "Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique." Dr. Gazzaniga's stance (as proclaimed in the Prologue) is that although most human activity can be related to antecedents in other animals, somewhere in the evolution of our brain the equivalent of a "phase shift" occurred and we became unique: His rallying cry is "... let us start the journey of understanding why humans are special, and let's have some fun doing it." "Human" succeeds in doing that throughout its nine chapters. All of the recent discoveries and salient theories from the fields of neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics, evolutionary and cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence (among others) are presented in a cogent and evenhanded way; whenever Dr. Gazzaniga favors one theory over another, he carefully explains why, and the result is that readers can weigh the data and various viewpoints themselves to improve their comprehension of human behavior. The final chapter looks into the near future and considers likely advances in the emerging neuroprosthetic fields, where brain signals are tapped to control prosthetic devices; in robotics and artificial intelligence, where manmade devices take over Man's "dull, dangerous, or dirty" chores; and in gene therapy and "genetic engineering," where the Pandora's Box of manipulating our very nature may be creaking open. Dr. Gazzaniga's extensive work with the Council on Bioethics (which led to a previous book, "The Ethical Brain") makes him almost uniquely qualified to address the promises and dangers of gene manipulation. And, yes, a summary can indeed be "seminal" if it brings together findings from many disciplines, lays them out in parallel, and shows how they have a common thread and converge toward a common conclusion. Adam Leonard (Author of "Man by Nature: The Hidden Programming Controlling Human Behavior.") Not all books ... appear on the homepage. In order not to miss many of them follow ebooks section (see top of each page on AH)
Rating:
2.5 out of 5 by Book123 |
Download Links | |
Server | Status |
---|---|
Direct Download Link 1 | Alive |
Direct Download Link 2 | Alive |
Download Link (Depositfiles.com) | Alive |
Download Link (Uploading.com) | Alive |
Download Link (Mirror) | Alive |
Buy This Book at Best Price >> |
Like this article?! Give us +1: