The Lives of the Brain

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The Lives of the Brain is written by John S. Allen and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674053494 (ISBN 10) and 9780674053496 (ISBN 13).

Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (bipedalism, relative hairlessness, etc.), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. How this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth is the story Allen tells.