By Stephen V. Shepherd

Comprehensive and authoritative, The Wiley instruction manual of Evolutionary Neuroscience unifies the various strands of an interdisciplinary box exploring the evolution of brains and cognition.

  • A entire reference that unifies the varied pursuits and ways linked to the neuroscientific research of mind evolution and the emergence of cognition
  • Tackles a number of the greatest questions in neuroscience together with what brains are for, what components constrain their organic improvement, and the way they evolve and interact
  • Provides a huge and balanced view of the topic, reviewing either vertebrate and invertebrate anatomy and emphasizing their shared origins and mechanisms
  • Features contributions from hugely revered students of their fields 

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