Name: Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on our Lives as Animals
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Author: Robert Sapolsky

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Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on our Lives as Animals

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert M. Sapolsky

Author

Robert Sapolsky

Publisher

Scribner

Year

2005

Language

English

Pages

209

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3x14.2x1.4 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN

0743260163

ISBN13

9780743260169

Synopsis "Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on our Lives as Animals "

How do imperceptibly small differences in the environment change one's behavior? What is the anatomy of a bad mood? Does stress shrink our brains? What does People magazine's list of America's "50 Most Beautiful People" teach us about nature and nurture? What makes one organism sexy to another? What makes one orgasm different from another? Who will be the winner in the genetic war between the sexes? Welcome to Monkeyluv, a curious and entertaining collection of essays about the human animal in all its fascinating variety, from Robert M. Sapolsky, America's most beloved neurobiologist/primatologist. Organized into three sections, each tackling a Big Question in natural science, Monkeyluv offers a lively exploration of the influence of genes and the environment on behavior; the social and political -- and, of course, sexual -- implications of behavioral biology; and society's shaping of the individual. From the mating rituals of prairie dogs to the practice of religion in the rain forest, the secretion of pheromones to bugs in the brain, Sapolsky brilliantly synthesizes cutting-edge scientific research with wry, erudite observations about the enormous complexity of simply being human. Thoughtful, engaging, and infused with pop-cultural insights, this collection will appeal to the inner monkey in all of us.

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Robert M. Sapolsky (n. 1957, Estados Unidos) es un neurocientífico, primatólogo y profesor universitario reconocido por sus investigaciones sobre el estrés, el comportamiento humano y la biología de la agresión. Es profesor de biología, neurología y neurocirugía en la Stanford University, donde ha desarrollado gran parte de su carrera académica.

Desde joven mostró interés por la primatología y viajó a África para estudiar el comportamiento de los babuinos salvajes en Kenia, investigación que mantuvo durante más de dos décadas. Estos estudios le permitieron analizar cómo el estrés y la jerarquía social afectan la salud física y mental, tanto en primates como en humanos.

Entre sus obras más influyentes se encuentran Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, donde explica de forma accesible la biología del estrés, y Behave, un amplio análisis interdisciplinario sobre las bases biológicas del comportamiento humano. En Determined, explora el debate sobre el libre albedrío desde la neurociencia.

Sapolsky es valorado por su capacidad para combinar rigor científico con divulgación clara y amena, acercando conceptos complejos al público general.

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