Mind shift : how culture transformed the human brain /

What makes human consciousness unique? John Parrington draws on early Russian ideas and the latest neuroscience to argue that humans went through a 'mind shift' when we developed language, and words and the shared cultural world they enabled altered our brains, and have shaped them ever si...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Parrington, John
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, New York State : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
What makes human consciousness unique? John Parrington draws on early Russian ideas and the latest neuroscience to argue that humans went through a 'mind shift' when we developed language, and words and the shared cultural world they enabled altered our brains, and have shaped them ever since.
Umfang:
1 online resource (544 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-192608-6
0-19-252163-2
0-19-252164-0
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