Born Knowing
Imprinting and the Origins of Knowledge
$46.79
- Hardcover
152 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2021
Summary
An expert on the brain argues that the mind is not a blank slate and that much early behavior is biologically predisposed rather than learned.
Why do newborns show a preference for a face (or something that resembles a face) over a nonface-like object? Why do baby chicks prefer a moving object to an inanimate one? Neither baby human nor baby chick has had time to learn to like faces or movement. In Born Knowing, neuroscientist Giorgio Vallortigara argues that the mind is not …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262045933 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262045931 |
| Author: | Giorgio Vallortigara, Claudia Losi |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm |
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About The Author
Giorgio Vallortigara
Giorgio Vallortigara is Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Animal Brain and Cognition Laboratory at the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences of the University of Trento, Italy. He is the coauthor of Divided Brains- The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries.
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