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Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries.
"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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An interesting and intelligent book taking the reader on a well thought out journey through the development of the brain and intelligence. I have no doubt that the particulars of neuroscience have progressed since the late 1970's but as with many scientific fields the fundamentals tend to remain relevant and Sagan does appear to have a good grasp of these.
As an introduction to the ideas and a springboard for further investigation this book is thoroughly recommended.
As an introduction to the ideas and a springboard for further investigation this book is thoroughly recommended.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Back in 1977, Sagan delved into the 3-layer evolution of the mammalian brain over the last 100 mn years. A worthy attempt to unravel the most complex biological assemblage (per kilo) yet known.
Sagan is somewhat simplistic in the way he stresses the layering (neocortex), reptilian core etc.. instead of increases in interconnectivity & his theorising may no longer be accurate in the 21st century. He depicts the Homo Sapiens brain as an organ riven with inner conflict & adversarial hangovers.
Hence the age-old dragons slain & re-slain (presumably our collective DNA memory of nocturnal mammal v. dinosaur?)
Very entertaining popularisation of science nonetheless.
Sagan is somewhat simplistic in the way he stresses the layering (neocortex), reptilian core etc.. instead of increases in interconnectivity & his theorising may no longer be accurate in the 21st century. He depicts the Homo Sapiens brain as an organ riven with inner conflict & adversarial hangovers.
Hence the age-old dragons slain & re-slain (presumably our collective DNA memory of nocturnal mammal v. dinosaur?)
Very entertaining popularisation of science nonetheless.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Informative, challenging and engaging, this book tells us how close and how distant we are from the rest of the animal world. Marvellously entertaining and thought-provoking.
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