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Evolution Bogresuméer

Trying Not to Try
af Edward Slingerland • 2014
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
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Trying Not to Try Resumé
Trying Not to Try
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
af Edward Slingerland 2014 304 sider
3.74
1.000+ bedømmelser
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
af Alan S. Miller • 2006
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
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Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Resumé
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
af Alan S. Miller 2006 252 sider
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1.000+ bedømmelser
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
af Michael Tomasello • 1999
Reading each other's goals let knowledge stockpile across generations, changing the mind forever.
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The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition Resumé
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
Reading each other's goals let knowledge stockpile across generations, changing the mind forever.
af Michael Tomasello 1999 256 sider
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292 bedømmelser
Richard Dawkins
af Mark Ridley • 2006
Evolution from the gene up: two dozen intellectuals on the revolution Dawkins began.
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Richard Dawkins Resumé
Richard Dawkins
Evolution from the gene up: two dozen intellectuals on the revolution Dawkins began.
af Mark Ridley 2006 304 sider
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485 bedømmelser
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
af Frans de Waal • 2016
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Resumé
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
af Frans de Waal 2016 340 sider
3.97
16.000+ bedømmelser
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
af Carl Zimmer • 2018
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh Resumé
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
af Carl Zimmer 2018 657 sider
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7.000+ bedømmelser
Subliminal
af Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
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Subliminal Resumé
Subliminal
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
af Leonard Mlodinow 2012 260 sider
4.05
14.000+ bedømmelser
Separation
af John Bowlby • 1972
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
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Separation Resumé
Separation
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
af John Bowlby 1972 444 sider
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217 bedømmelser
Peoplewatching
af Desmond Morris • 2002
A field guide for reading the signals people send without knowing they are sending them.
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Peoplewatching Resumé
Peoplewatching
A field guide for reading the signals people send without knowing they are sending them.
af Desmond Morris 2002 544 sider
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1.000+ bedømmelser
Climbing Mount Improbable
af Richard Dawkins • 1996
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
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Climbing Mount Improbable Resumé
Climbing Mount Improbable
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
af Richard Dawkins 1996 308 sider
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10.000+ bedømmelser
Virus of the Mind
af Richard Brodie • 1995
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
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Virus of the Mind Resumé
Virus of the Mind
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
af Richard Brodie 1995 256 sider
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1.000+ bedømmelser
Who We Are and How We Got Here
af David Reich • 2018
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
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Who We Are and How We Got Here Resumé
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
af David Reich 2018 335 sider
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6.000+ bedømmelser
Looking for Spinoza
af António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
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Looking for Spinoza Resumé
Looking for Spinoza
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
af António Damásio 2001 355 sider
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2.000+ bedømmelser
Black and White Thinking
af Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
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Black and White Thinking Resumé
Black and White Thinking
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
af Kevin Dutton 2021
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489 bedømmelser
The Emotional Brain
af Joseph E. LeDoux • 1996
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
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The Emotional Brain Resumé
The Emotional Brain
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
af Joseph E. LeDoux 1996 384 sider
4.07
3.000+ bedømmelser
Nonzero
af Robert Wright
History bends toward cooperation, not because we're good, but because interdependence pays.
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Nonzero Resumé
Nonzero
History bends toward cooperation, not because we're good, but because interdependence pays.
af Robert Wright 450 sider
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2.000+ bedømmelser
What Doesn't Kill Us
af Scott Carney • 2017
Your immune system isn't as automatic as you think. Cold and breath can hack it.
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What Doesn't Kill Us Resumé
What Doesn't Kill Us
Your immune system isn't as automatic as you think. Cold and breath can hack it.
af Scott Carney 2017 272 sider
4.09
7.000+ bedømmelser
The Mathematics of Life
af Ian Stewart • 2011
Math cracked physics. Now it's unlocking biology, from protein origami to alien life.
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The Mathematics of Life Resumé
The Mathematics of Life
Math cracked physics. Now it's unlocking biology, from protein origami to alien life.
af Ian Stewart 2011 371 sider
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500+ bedømmelser
The Sweet Spot
af Paul Bloom • 2021
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
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The Sweet Spot Resumé
The Sweet Spot
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
af Paul Bloom 2021 304 sider
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2.000+ bedømmelser
Origins of Human Communication
af Michael Tomasello • 1999
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
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Origins of Human Communication Resumé
Origins of Human Communication
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
af Michael Tomasello 1999 393 sider
4.14
299 bedømmelser
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set
af Yuval Noah Harari • 2019
The old stories that gave us meaning are failing while AI and biotech promise to remake humanity.
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Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set Resumé
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set
The old stories that gave us meaning are failing while AI and biotech promise to remake humanity.
af Yuval Noah Harari 2019
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500+ bedømmelser
Age of Empathy
af Frans de Waal • 2009
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
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Age of Empathy Resumé
Age of Empathy
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
af Frans de Waal 2009 304 sider
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2.000+ bedømmelser
The Origin of Species
af Charles Darwin • 1859
How one blind, patient mechanism produced every species on Earth, from orchids to humans.
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The Origin of Species Resumé
The Origin of Species
How one blind, patient mechanism produced every species on Earth, from orchids to humans.
af Charles Darwin 1859 703 sider
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The Essential Difference
af Simon Baron-Cohen • 2003
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
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The Essential Difference Resumé
The Essential Difference
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
af Simon Baron-Cohen 2003 288 sider
3.64
500+ bedømmelser
God's Undertaker
af John C. Lennox • 2002
Cosmology, biology, and history do not point away from a creator; they point toward one.
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God's Undertaker Resumé
God's Undertaker
Cosmology, biology, and history do not point away from a creator; they point toward one.
af John C. Lennox 2002 224 sider
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Plagues and Peoples
af William H. McNeill • 1976
Athens and Rome fell to a force their strategists ignored: disease, not decadence.
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Plagues and Peoples Resumé
Plagues and Peoples
Athens and Rome fell to a force their strategists ignored: disease, not decadence.
af William H. McNeill 1976 368 sider
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5.000+ bedømmelser
Mind Wide Open
af Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
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Mind Wide Open Resumé
Mind Wide Open
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
af Steven Johnson 1999 274 sider
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5.000+ bedømmelser
Unconscious Branding
af Douglas Van Praet • 2012
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
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Unconscious Branding Resumé
Unconscious Branding
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
af Douglas Van Praet 2012 288 sider
3.94
342 bedømmelser
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
af Dean Buonomano • 2017
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
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Your Brain Is a Time Machine Resumé
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
af Dean Buonomano 2017 304 sider
3.90
1.000+ bedømmelser
The Vital Question
af Nick Lane • 2016
Complex life arose exactly once in 4 billion years. The reason: a hidden energy constraint.
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The Vital Question Resumé
The Vital Question
Complex life arose exactly once in 4 billion years. The reason: a hidden energy constraint.
af Nick Lane 2016 368 sider
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6.000+ bedømmelser
The Consciousness Instinct
af Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
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The Consciousness Instinct Resumé
The Consciousness Instinct
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
af Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018 288 sider
3.87
500+ bedømmelser
The Magic of Reality
af Richard Dawkins • 2011
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
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The Magic of Reality Resumé
The Magic of Reality
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
af Richard Dawkins 2011 272 sider
4.05
27.000+ bedømmelser
When Science Meets Religion
af Ian G. Barbour • 2000
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
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When Science Meets Religion Resumé
When Science Meets Religion
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
af Ian G. Barbour 2000 205 sider
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275 bedømmelser
The Philosophical Baby
af Alison Gopnik • 2003
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
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The Philosophical Baby Resumé
The Philosophical Baby
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
af Alison Gopnik 2003 304 sider
3.78
1.000+ bedømmelser
Human Instinct
af Robert Winston • 2002
Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.
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464
Human Instinct Resumé
Human Instinct
Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.
af Robert Winston 2002 352 sider
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464 bedømmelser
At Home in the Universe
af Stuart A. Kauffman • 1995
Life begins as chemistry, not luck. The rules that organize molecules govern markets and innovation.
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At Home in the Universe Resumé
At Home in the Universe
Life begins as chemistry, not luck. The rules that organize molecules govern markets and innovation.
af Stuart A. Kauffman 1995 336 sider
4.03
1.000+ bedømmelser
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
af Robert M. Sapolsky • 1997
Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.
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The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Resumé
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.
af Robert M. Sapolsky 1997 288 sider
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2.000+ bedømmelser
The Cancer Code
af Jason Fung • 2020
Cancer is not genetic error but an ancient survival program. Its metabolic weakness is the key.
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The Cancer Code Resumé
The Cancer Code
Cancer is not genetic error but an ancient survival program. Its metabolic weakness is the key.
af Jason Fung 2020 288 sider
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2.000+ bedømmelser
The Archaeology of Mind
af Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
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The Archaeology of Mind Resumé
The Archaeology of Mind
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
af Jaak Panksepp 2012 592 sider
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410 bedømmelser
The Bonobo and the Atheist
af Frans de Waal • 2013
Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.
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The Bonobo and the Atheist Resumé
The Bonobo and the Atheist
Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.
af Frans de Waal 2013 289 sider
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5.000+ bedømmelser
Hidden Games
af Erez Yoeli • 2022
Luxury, outrage, stubborn beliefs: game theory shows the hidden logic behind your irrational side.
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Hidden Games Resumé
Hidden Games
Luxury, outrage, stubborn beliefs: game theory shows the hidden logic behind your irrational side.
af Erez Yoeli 2022 368 sider
3.66
358 bedømmelser
Monkeyluv
af Robert M. Sapolsky • 2005
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
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Monkeyluv Resumé
Monkeyluv
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
af Robert M. Sapolsky 2005 209 sider
4.24
2.000+ bedømmelser
The Lives of a Cell
af Lewis Thomas • 1974
You are a mobile habitat, viruses are roaming genes, and Earth is a single cell.
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The Lives of a Cell Resumé
The Lives of a Cell
You are a mobile habitat, viruses are roaming genes, and Earth is a single cell.
af Lewis Thomas 1974 160 sider
4.14
10.000+ bedømmelser
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
af Jeff S. Volek • 2011
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
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The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Resumé
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
af Jeff S. Volek 2011 316 sider
4.21
2.000+ bedømmelser
Everyone Is African
af Daniel J. Fairbanks • 2015
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
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144
Everyone Is African Resumé
Everyone Is African
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
af Daniel J. Fairbanks 2015 191 sider
4.12
144 bedømmelser
When Men Behave Badly
af David M. Buss • 2021
Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.
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When Men Behave Badly Resumé
When Men Behave Badly
Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.
af David M. Buss 2021 336 sider
4.09
1.000+ bedømmelser
The Hidden Brain
af Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
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The Hidden Brain Resumé
The Hidden Brain
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
af Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 sider
3.99
3.000+ bedømmelser
The Pattern Seekers
af Simon Baron-Cohen • 2020
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
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The Pattern Seekers Resumé
The Pattern Seekers
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
af Simon Baron-Cohen 2020 272 sider
3.49
1.000+ bedømmelser
Why We Lie
af David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
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Why We Lie Resumé
Why We Lie
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
af David Livingstone Smith 2004 256 sider
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260 bedømmelser
Executive Functions
af Russell A. Barkley • 2012
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
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126
Executive Functions Resumé
Executive Functions
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
af Russell A. Barkley 2012 244 sider
4.06
126 bedømmelser
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