It is the most complex and mysterious object in the universe. Covered by a dull grey membrane, it resembles a gigantic, convoluted fungus. Its inscrutability ha

A New York University psychologist argues that the mind is a "kluge"-a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption-as he ponders the accidents of evolution that caused

A study of the workings of the brain explains the mind's physical structure, how it shapes personality and creativity, the reason for dreams, and related subjec

Drawing on current research in anthropology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and the humanities, Understanding the Human Mind explores how and why we, as hu

This volume of essays offers an interdisciplinary examination of the evolution of the human mind.