The evolution of intelligent systems : how molecules became minds

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The evolution of intelligent systems : how molecules became minds

Ken Richardson

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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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.

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Preface Why so Complex? Fit for What? Intelligent Life Bodily Intelligence Evolution of Development Intelligent Eye and Brain From Neurons to Cognition Cognitive Functions Social Intelligence Intelligent Humans Notes and References

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