Fundamentals of Comparative Cognition

Shettleworth, Sara J.

ISBN 10: 0195343107 / ISBN 13: 9780195343106

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, 2012

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A foremost scholar in comparative cognition-a discipline closely connected to behavioral biology, evolution, and cognitive neuroscience-author Sara J. Shettleworth delivers a focused treatment of the essentials in writing that is both lucid and captivating. Series Editor(s): Bloom, Paul; Nadel, Lynn. Series: Fundamentals in Cognition. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264. . 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780195343106

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fundamentals of Comparative Cognition

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

A foremost scholar in comparative cognition--a discipline closely connected to behavioral biology, evolution, and cognitive neuroscience--author Sara J. Shettleworth delivers a focused treatment of the essentials in writing that is both lucid and captivating.

Brief, yet brimming with detail, Fundamentals of Comparative Cognition conveys the richness and complexity of this diverse field while addressing two fundamental questions: "What makes us uniquely human?" and "What do our minds share with other creatures?"

About the Author:

Sara J. Shettleworth, Professor Emerita in the Departments of Psychology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, is the recipient of the Comparative Cognition Society's 2008 Research Award and a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society and Royal Society of Canada. Her research on learning and memory in a variety of species of birds and mammals has been published in more than 100 articles and book chapters. Her widely-read book Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior (OUP, 2010) is now in its second edition.