Description
"Crack open this book and take a read. You will be transported, illuminated, and delighted." -Psychology Today Just 125,000 years ago, humanity was on a path to extinction, until a dramatic shift occurred. We used our mental abilities to navigate new terrain and changing climates. We hunted, foraged, tracked tides, shucked oysters-anything we could do to survive. Before long, our species had pulled itself back from the brink and was on more stable ground. What saved us? The human brain-and its evolutionary journey is unlike any other. In A History of the Human Brain, Bret Stetka takes us on this far-reaching journey, explaining exactly how our most mysterious organ developed. From the brain's improbable, watery beginnings to the marvel that sits in the head of Homo sapiens today, Stetka covers an astonishing progression, even tackling future brainy frontiers such as epigenetics and CRISPR. Clearly and expertly told, this intriguing account is the story of who we are. By examining the history of the brain, we can begin to piece together what it truly means to be human.
About the Author
Bret Stetka is an Editorial Director at Medscape.com-the professional division of WebMD.com. He is a non-practicing physician, and a freelance health and science journalist for a variety of print and online publications. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In 2006, he completed a research and science writing post-doctoral year at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, where he worked in a biological psychiatry laboratory and authored a number of scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is now a regular contributor to NPR as well as Scientific American Magazine, where he writes about neuroscience, psychiatry, and evolution. His work has also appeared in WIRED and Men's Journal, as well as Slate, Popular Mechanics, and The Atlantic.
Book Information
ISBN 9781604699883
Author Bret Stetka
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Timber Press
Publisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 160mm * 28mm
About the Author
Bret Stetka is an Editorial Director at Medscape.com-the professional division of WebMD.com. He is a non-practicing physician, and a freelance health and science journalist for a variety of print and online publications. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In 2006, he completed a research and science writing post-doctoral year at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, where he worked in a biological psychiatry laboratory and authored a number of scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is now a regular contributor to NPR as well as Scientific American Magazine, where he writes about neuroscience, psychiatry, and evolution. His work has also appeared in WIRED and Men's Journal, as well as Slate, Popular Mechanics, and The Atlantic.
Book Information
ISBN 9781604699883
Author Bret Stetka
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Timber Press
Publisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 160mm * 28mm
