Description |
1 online resource (319 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Food -- Psychological aspects.
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Food -- Psychological aspects. |
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Food habits -- Psychological aspects.
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Food habits -- Psychological aspects. |
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Diet -- Psychological aspects.
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Diet -- Psychological aspects. |
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Diet. |
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Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
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Nutrition -- Psychological aspects. |
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Omnivores.
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Omnivores. |
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Cognition.
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Cognition. |
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Brain -- Evolution.
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Brain -- Evolution. |
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Human evolution.
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Human evolution. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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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) |
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0674069870 (electronic book) |
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9780674064737 (electronic book) |
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0674064739 (electronic book) |
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9780674055728 (alkaline paper) |
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0674055721 (alkaline paper) |
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