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"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition."--
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"Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath...
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Yale University Press
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English
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After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. In this book the authors present a step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. Tapping the very latest findings in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and molecular biology, the authors explain...
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Mouton series in pragmatics volume 3
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Mouton de Gruyter
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
11) Taking stock of programs to develop socio-emotional skills: a systematic review of program evidence
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World Bank Group
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2016.
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English
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Psychology Library Editions Cognitive Science volume Volume 16
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Routledge
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
18) Attention, representation, and human performance: integration of cognition, emotion, and motivation
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Psychology Press
Pub. Date
2012
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English