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Author Allen, John S. (John Scott), 1961-

Title The Omnivorous Mind : Our Evolving Relationship with Food / John S. Allen.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (319 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Crispy -- The two-legged, large-brained, small-faced, superomnivorous ape -- Food and the sensuous brain -- Eating more, eating less -- Memories of food and eating -- Categories : good food, bad food, yes food, no food -- Food and the creative journey -- Theory of mind, theory of food?
Summary Explores how the everyday activity of eating provides deep insights into humanity's cultural and biological heritage, starting with the diets of our earliest ancestors, and examines eating's role in the evolution of the brain.
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Subject Food -- Psychological aspects.
Food -- Psychological aspects.
Food habits -- Psychological aspects.
Food habits -- Psychological aspects.
Diet -- Psychological aspects.
Diet -- Psychological aspects.
Diet.
Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
Omnivores.
Omnivores.
Cognition.
Cognition.
Brain -- Evolution.
Brain -- Evolution.
Human evolution.
Human evolution.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Allen, John S. (John Scott), 1961- Omnivorous mind. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012 9780674055728 (DLC) 2011047859 (OCoLC)758384069
ISBN 9780674069879 (electronic book)
0674069870 (electronic book)
9780674064737 (electronic book)
0674064739 (electronic book)
9780674055728 (alkaline paper)
0674055721 (alkaline paper)