The Evolution of Intelligent Systems [electronic resource] : How Molecules became Minds /
Richardson, K.author.
How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensive overview of evolution from pre-life and early life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based on dynamic systems theory.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Why So Complex?; 2 Fit for What?; 3 Intelligent Life; 4 Bodily Intelligence; 5 Evolution of Development; 6 Intelligent Eye and Brain; 7 From Neurons to Cognition; 8 Cognitive Functions; 9 Social Intelligence; 10 Intelligent Humans; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensive overview of evolution from pre-life and early life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based on dynamic systems theory.
Social medicine.
Cognitive psychology.
Evolutionary biology.
Psychometrics.
Psychology.
Neuropsychology.
Medical Sociology.
Cognitive Psychology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Psychometrics.
General Psychology.
Neuropsychology.