Survival Of The Fattest: The Key To Human Brain Evolution - Couverture rigide

Cunnane, Stephan Cosgrave

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9812561919 ISBN 13 : 9789812561916

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

How did humans evolve larger and more sophisticated brains?In general, evolution depends on a special combination of circumstances: part genetics, part time, and part environment. In the case of human brain evolution, the main environmental influence was adaptation to a 'shore-based' diet, which provided the world's richest source of nutrition, as well as a sedentary lifestyle that promoted fat deposition. Such a diet included shellfish, fish, marsh plants, frogs, bird's eggs, etc. Humans and, and more importantly, hominid babies started to get fat, a crucial distinction that led to the development of larger brains and to the evolution of modern humans. A larger brain is expensive to maintain and this increasing demand for energy results in, succinctly, survival of the fattest.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

“The nutritionist's perspective that brings energy, fatty acid metabolism, and nutrition to the fore makes this account a provocative and fast-paced one. Readers will be challenged and intrigued by this well thought-out volume.” Joyce A Nettleton, Dsc, Rd ScienceVoice Consulting Denver, Colorado “Anyone interested in how humans evolved will find much of interest in this book . . . the main thread of the argument seems so plausible that many readers will want to delve further by way of a number of the items listed in the bibliography.” Henry H Bauer Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Science Studies, Dean Emeritus of Arts & Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University “This book is full of interesting facts about our brains and about nutrition and brain and body biochemistry. Cunnane weaves a very complex and multi-faceted hypothesis systematically and relatively clearly . . . I found the book thought-provoking. It shares data and ideas that are relatively novel and interesting . . .” European Neurology How did humans evolve larger and more sophisticated brains? In general, evolution depends on a special combination of circumstances: part genetics, part time, and part environment. In the case of human brain evolution, the main environmental influence was adaptation to a 'shore-based' diet, which provided the world's richest source of nutrition, as well as a sedentary lifestyle that promoted fat deposition. Such a diet included shellfish, fish, marsh plants, frogs, bird's eggs, etc. Humans and, and more importantly, hominid babies started to get fat, a crucial distinction that led to the development of larger brains and to the evolution of modern humans. A larger brain is expensive to maintain and this increasing demand for energy results in, succinctly, survival of the fattest.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9812561919
• ISBN 13: 9789812561916
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: World Scientific Publishing; https://www.worldscientific.com/; ; 5 Toh Tuck Link; #01-01; 596224; Singapour
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