Author:
Coolidge, Frederick L. (Frederick Lawrence), 1948-
Imprint:Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.
Descriptionvii, 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note:The brain -- Working memory -- Brain evolution -- Primates -- Early hominins -- Homo erectus -- The first major leap in cognition : the tree-to-ground sleep transition -- Homo heidelbergensis and the beginnings of modern thinking -- The rise and fall of Neandertal -- The second major leap in cognition : enhanced working memory and the evolution of modern thinking.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.