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In "Symbolic Species", Terrence Deacon departs from the conventional theories which state that language arose, somehow, once the human brain became large and complex enough. He argues that the brain and language developed in concert, explains how the process occurred, and draws... Read Full Overview

This revolutionary book provides fresh answers to long-standing questions of human origins and consciousness. Drawing on his breakthrough research in comparative neuroscience, Terrence Deacon offers a wealth of insights into the significance of symbolic thinking: from the co-evolutionary... Read Full Overview

"A work of enormous breadth, likely to pleasantly surprise both general readers and experts."?New York Times Book Review