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Author Provine, Robert R., author.

Title Curious behavior : yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond / Robert R. Provine.

Publication Info. Cambridge : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  152.32 P969C    Check Shelf
Description 271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note Originally published: 2012.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread.in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviours. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species.
Subject Human behavior.
Human biology.
Neuropsychology.
Evolutionary psychology.
Behaviorism.
Biological Evolution.
Biological Phenomena.
Neuropsychology.
Psychology.
Evolutionary psychology. (OCoLC)fst00917348
Human behavior. (OCoLC)fst00962811
Human biology. (OCoLC)fst00962865
Neuropsychology. (OCoLC)fst01036493
ISBN 9780674284135 (pbk.)
0674284135 (pbk.)
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