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Bird Brain
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Bird Brain: an Exploration of Avian Intelligence
An absorbing study of how birds think, revealing how science is exploding the myth of our feathered friends being 'bird brained', and how recent discoveries may call for us to re-evaluate how we identify and classify intelligence in other animals. Bird Brain will start by looking at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and move on to examine different types of intelligence by profiling the extraordinary behaviours of a broad range of the species, studying the masterminds of the avian world, and examining what types of behaviour can be interpreted as 'intelligence' as we would recognize it. Bird Brain will not only look at the well-studied species such as New Caledonian crows and parrots, but also cast a broader eye over the behaviour of a wide range of species from around the world.
Social Intelligence
Why are humans so clever? The 'Social intelligence' hypothesis explores the idea that this cleverness has evolved through the increasing complexity of social groups. Our ability to understand and control nature is a by-product of our ability to understand the mental states of others and to use this knowledge to co-operate or deceive. These abilities have not emerged out of the blue. They can be found in many social animals that co-operate and compete with one another, birds as well as mammals. This book brings together contributions from an impressive list of authorities in the field, appropriately concluding with a chapter by Nick Humphrey (one of the pioneers in this field). This volume examines social intelligence in many different animal species and explores its development, evolution and the brain systems upon which it depends. Better understanding and further development of social intelligence is critical for the future of the human race and the world that we inhabit. Our problems will not be solved by mere cleverness, but by increased social co-operation.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Social Behaviour
The potential for cognitive neuroscience to shed light on social behaviour is increasingly being acknowledged and is set to become an important new approach in the field of psychology. Standing at the vanguard of this development, The Cognitive Neuroscience of Social Behaviour provides a state-of-the-art contribution to a subject still in its infancy. Divided into three parts, the book presents an overview of research into neural substrates of social interactions, the cognitive neuroscience of social cognition and human disorders of social behaviour and cognition.
For Emery
Emery I’ve loved Jordan Grady since I was eight. Since he became my protector. Since he became my safe haven each night. But I was younger. Off limits... Until high school when he finally kissed me. And for a few fleeting moments, everything was right in the world. Then I was forced to do the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do... Disappear from his life without a trace. Grady I’m Alabama’s star right tackle—and a real prick. I live my life by a few solid truths. Life isn’t fair. Don’t let anyone get too close. And those who claim to care about you can up and leave. But you know what they say about things that disappear... But Emery Pruitt had never been mine. Even if she had returned after four years. Older. Confident. And more beautiful than the night she vanished. But it didn’t erase the fact that she’d left me. So, why find me now? For You - New Adult, Sports Romance - Standalone Series - Each book follows a new couple. Book 1 - For Finlay (frenemies to lovers romance) Book 2 - For Forester (reverse age gap romance ) Book 3 - For Crosby (enemies to lovers romance) Book 4 - For Emery (friends to lovers romance)
Cognitive Neuroscience of Emotion
This book, a member of the Series in Affective Science, is a unique interdisciplinary sequence of articles on the cognitive neuroscience of emotion by some of the most well-known researchers in the area. It explores what is known about cognitive processes in emotion at the same time it reviews the processes and anatomical structures involved in emotion, determining whether there is something about emotion and its neural substrates that requires they be studied as a separate domain. Divided into four major focal points and presenting research that has been performed in the last decade, this book covers the process of emotion generation, the functions of amygdala, the conscious experience of e...
Avian Cognition
An overview of current research and experimental approaches in avian cognition and how this relates to other species.
Tool Use in Animals
Presentation of groundbreaking research on an extensive range of tool using animals, looking particularly at the evolution of cognitive abilities.
Neurobiology of "Umwelt"
At the beginning of the 20th century, German biologist Jakob von Uexküll created the concept of "Umwelt" to denote the environment as experienced by a subject. This concept of environment differs from the idea of passive surroundings and is defined not just by physical surroundings, but is rather a "subjective universe", a space weighted with meaning. Today, neuroscience provides a new way to look at the brain’s capability to create a representation of the world. At the same time behavioural specialists are demonstrating that animals have a richer mental universe than previously known. Philosophical reflection thus finds itself with more experimental and objective data as well. Nearly a century after the publication of von Uexküll’s founding work ("Umwelt und Innenwelt der Tiere" was published in 1909), neurobiologists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, ethologists, and philosophers revisit his mail concept at the light of modern science
