Michael Trimble
Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780198713494
- author:
- Michael Trimble
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 1.8 x 12.7 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Medical & Healthcare Practitioners, Internal Medicine
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Why Humans Like to Cry Tragedy: Evolution and the Brain
This thought-provoking exploration delves into the human trait of emotional crying, examining its physiology, evolutionary implications, and connections with other uniquely human features.
The author sheds new light on this enigmatic aspect of our humanity through neuroanatomical and neurophysiological insights, revealing fascinating links between emotional crying and distinctively human characteristics such as language, self-consciousness, and empathy.
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