The Sophisticated Monkey

The Sophisticated Monkey
Author: Carmela Yom-Tov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781925846249

This book, through intriguing experiments and stories, examines the biological, psychological, societal and political triggers of war.

The Signifying Monkey

The Signifying Monkey
Author: Henry Louis Gates (Jr.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2014
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0195136470

A groundbaking work of enduring influence. The Signifying Monkey illuminates the relationship between the African and African American vernacular traditions and literature. Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., uncovers a unique system for interpretation and a powerful vernacular tradition that black slaves brought with them to the New World. This superb twenty-fifth-anniversary edition features a new preface and introduction by Gates that reflect on the book's genesis and its continuing relevance for today's culture, as well as a new afterword written by the noted critic W.J.T. Mitchell. --Book Jacket.

Monkey with a Tool Belt

Monkey with a Tool Belt
Author: Chris Monroe
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1467737992

Inspiration for the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon! Whether you need a beebersaw or a chisel, Chico Bon Bon's your monkey. He can build or fix just about anything—from a dock for the ducks to a clock for the Clucks, even a small roller coaster for local chipmunks. But will his tools and his sharp wit save him when an organ grinder sets his sights on making Chico a circus star? Chris Monroe's quirky hero and detailed illustrations will absorb readers in an entertaining adventure that shows there is an inventive way out of every problem—if you have the right tools.

The Monkey Link

The Monkey Link
Author: Andrei Bitov
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1999-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374526281

In the waning years of the Empire, a poet traverses Russia, from the Baltics to the capital, to the shores of the Black Sea. Along the way, he discusses man's place in the scheme of things with, among others, a very sober scientist and a very drunken landscape painter. He is harassed by the authorities, spends time on a movie set, and is an eyewitness to the August 1991 coup. Full of talk, philosophical speculation and dark humor, this sweeping, intricately structured novel challenges the form even as it presents a highly original view of the world and the former Soviet Union.

The Making of Human Concepts

The Making of Human Concepts
Author: Denis Mareschal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0199549222

Human adults appear different from other animals in their ability to form abstract mental representations that go beyond perceptual similarity. In short, they can conceptualize the world. This apparent uniqueness leads to an immediate puzzle: WHEN and HOW does this abstract system come into being? To answer this question we need to explore the origins of adult concepts, both developmentally and phylogenetically; When does the developing child acquire the ability to use abstract concepts?; does the transition occur around 2 years, with the onset of symbolic representation and language? Or, is it independent of the emergence of language?; when in evolutionary history did an abstract representational system emerge?; is there something unique about the human brain? How would a computational system operating on the basis of perceptual associations develop into a system operating on the basis of abstract relations?; is this ability present in other species, but masked by their inability to verbalise abstractions? Perhaps the very notion of concepts is empty and should be done away with altogether. This book tackles the age-old puzzle of what might be unique about human concepts. Intuitively, we have a sense that our thoughts are somehow different from those of animals and young children such as infants. Yet, if true, this raises the question of where and how this uniqueness arises. What are the factors that have played out during the life course of the individual and over the evolution of humans that have contributed to the emergence of this apparently unique ability? This volume brings together a collection of world specialists who have grappled with these questions from different perspectives to try to resolve the issue. It includes contributions from leading psychologists, neuroscientists, child and infant specialists, and animal cognition specialists. Taken together, this story leads to the idea that there is no unique ingredient in the emergence of human concepts, but rather a powerful and potentially unique mix of biological abilities and personal and social history that has led to where the human mind now stands. A 'must-read' for students and researchers in the cognitive sciences.

The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography

The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography
Author: Larry R. Squire
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 777
Release: 1996
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0195396138

(Publisher-supplied data) This book is the second volume of autobiographical essays by distinguished senior neuroscientists it is part of the first collection of neuroscience writing that is primarily autobiographical. As neuroscience is a young discipline, the contributors to this volume are truly pioneers of scientific research on the brain and spinal cord. This collection of fascinating essays should inform and inspire students and working scientists alike. The general reader interested in science may also find the essays absorbing, as they are essentially human stories about commitment and the pursuit of knowledge. The contributors included in this volume are: Lloyd M. Beidler, Arvid Carlsson, Donald R. Griffin, Roger Guillemin, Ray Guillery, Masao Ito. Martin G. Larrabee, Jerome Lettvin, Paul D. MacLean, Brenda Milner, Karl H. Pribram, Eugene Roberts and Gunther Stent.

Monkeys

Monkeys
Author: Rachel M. Williams
Publisher: Sze Chai Kwok
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1612099114

This book focuses on the biology, behaviours and disorders of monkeys. Topics discussed include the use of non-human primates in biogerontology; cognitive correlates of communication in primates; effects of the adverse rearing experience on the organisation of the brain and behaviour among non-human primates; parent-infant relationships in Marmosets; planning abilities of monkeys; neuropeptides in the monkey brainstem and developmental neuronal toxicity and the Rhesus monkey.

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781761126710

Passions

Passions
Author: Barney Leason
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504032837

Passions is a humorous look at the high-flying world of Parisian haute couture designers, foreign correspondents, political intrigue, and the demands of the big egos involved.

His Monkey Wife

His Monkey Wife
Author: John Collier
Publisher: eNet Press
Total Pages: 195
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1618865072

A schoolmaster in the heart of Africa takes his best and most attentive student, a chimp, to England. The chimp, Emily, has learned to read and obtained a classically trained mind. We listen as her thoughts become a searchlight upon the English culture of the 1920s. A remarkable social satire, and a best seller.