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Provine, Robert R.,

Curious behavior : yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond / Robert R. Provine. - 271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Originally published: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 yawning -- 2 laughing -- 3 vocal crying -- 4 emotional tearing -- 5 whites of the eyes -- 6 coughing -- 7 sneezing -- 8 hiccupping -- 9 vomiting and nausea -- 10 tickling -- 11 itching and scratching -- 12 farting and belching -- 13 prenatal behavior.

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.

ISBN: 9780674284135 0674284135

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB437941 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016682925 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human behavior.
Human biology.
Neuropsychology.
Evolutionary psychology.
Behaviorism.
Biological Evolution.
Biological Phenomena.
Neuropsychology.
Psychology.
Evolutionary psychology.
Human behavior.
Human biology.
Neuropsychology.

LC Class. No.: BF199 / .P765 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 152.32

National Library of Medicine Call No.: BF 199 / P969 2014