Growing YoungBloomsbury Academic, 1989 - 292 páginas In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu compels us to reevaluate the way we think about growth and development, in all its phases, throughout life. Humans are designed to grow and develop their childlike qualities, and not to become the ossified adults prescribed by society. Montagu demonstrates how our culture, schools, and families are in conspiracy against such childlike traits as the need to love, to learn, to wonder, to know, to explore, to think, to experiment, to be imaginative, creative and curious, to sing, dance, or play. He also reveals the many links between physical and mental aging and tells how to prevent psychosclerosis, the hardening of the mind, so that we can die young--as late as possible. The best statement ever written on the most important, neglected theme of human life and evolution. Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard University |
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... brain , from 88 gr . ( 3 oz . ) at the end of the sixth month to 372 gr . ( 13 oz . ) at birth , a gain of 284 gr . ( 10 oz . ) ; that is to say , the brain more than quadruples in size . At this time the brain has achieved more than ...
... brain continues to grow at a rapid rate well into the fourth year , only slowing down thereafter . From the end of the second year to the end of the fifth year , when the brain reaches 1263 gr . ( 44 oz . ) , the rate of increase is ...
... brain and the many possible additional connections they are capable of establishing with other neurons allow for the loss of great quantities of them without significant loss of brain complexity and power . Current investigations ...
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Neoteny and Human Biological Evolution | 12 |
The Evolution of Human Behavior | 46 |
Chapter 4 | 62 |
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Continuity of Neural Functions from Prenatal to Postnatal Life Heinz F. Prechtl Vista previa limitada - 1984 |
Continuity of Neural Functions from Prenatal to Postnatal Life Heinz F. Prechtl Vista previa limitada - 1984 |