Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God

Title: Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God Author: David J Linden ISBN: 9780674030589 Publisher: Belknap Press Published: 2008 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Psychology 1612246 Publisher Description: You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones. To which this book says: Pure nonsense. In a work at once deeply learned and wonderfully accessible, the neuroscientist David Linden counters the widespread assumption that the brain is a paragon of design--and in