Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond

by Robert R. Provine

Book Overview

Robert Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread-in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be uniquely valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species.

Many activities showcased in Curious Behavior are contagious, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674048512
• ISBN13: 9780674048515
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"