Download or read book What is Special about the Human Brain? written by R. E. Passingham and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mental gap between man and ape is immense. As the brain is the organ of the mind, we must assume that throughout evolution there were changes in the brain that created this gap. This book is a search for those changes. Written in a lively style, the book is a far-reaching and exciting quest for those things that make humans unique.