PDF-(READ)-The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture

A startling argument provocative absorbing The Boston GlobeAmbitious arresting celebrates the importance of hands to our lives today as well as to the history of our species The New York Times Book ReviewThe human hand is a miracle of biomechanics one of the most remarkable adaptations in the history of evolution The hands of a concert pianist can elicit glorious sound and stir emotion those of a surgeon can perform the most delicate operations those of a rock climber allow him to scale a vertical mountain wall Neurologist Frank R Wilson makes the striking claim that it is because of the unique structure of the hand and its evolution in cooperation with the brain that Homo sapiens became the most intelligent preeminent animal on the earth In this fascinating book Wilson moves from a discussion of the hands evolutionand how its intimate communication with the brain affects such areas as neurology psychology and linguisticsto provocative new ideas about human creativity and how best to nurture it Like Oliver Sacks and Stephen Jay Gould Wilson handles a daunting range of scientific knowledge with a surprising deftness and a profound curiosity about human possibility Provocative illuminating and delightful to read The Hand encourages us to think in new ways about one of our most takenforgranted assetsA mark of the books excellence is that it makes the reader aware of the wonder in trivial everyday acts and reveals the complexity behind the simplest manipulation The Washington Post. Make a tangram by drawing an 8 x 8 square and cutting out the 7 shapes as shown below.. Tangrams: making shapes. Use all 7 shapes each time; they can be rotated and flipped over if needed.. Individual pieces must not overlap each other. . Margarita Bracamonte, Ph.D. Northland Community & Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN. I have edited Dr. . Bracamonte’s. presentation to better fit our Cameron Human Anatomy course.. Russian Formalists (early 20th cent.).. Literary language transforms, distorts, violates ordinary language. – why?. . h. abitual, automatised. , economical. existence. e. nergy-saving mode of living and communicating . °). . . Some of these shapes do not have . all. right angles.. Some of these shapes do not have . any. congruent sides. What shapes am I thinking of. ?. Take away shapes that don’t fit. Shapes that have all right angles don’t fit:. Make a tangram by drawing an 8 x 8 square and cutting out the 7 shapes as shown below.. Tangrams: making shapes. Use all 7 shapes each time; they can be rotated and flipped over if needed.. Individual pieces must not overlap each other. . Project 3: August 27, 28, 31. Underlying Shapes. Day 1: Warm Up. In your sketch / notebook, write “Underlying Shapes” at the top of the page.. Draw a horizontal line in the middle of the page.. First we’ll talk about the normal brain…. . …then we’ll talk about the brain on drugs. The VIPs of Brain Function. The Human Brain. The . Brain Stem. Connects the brain and the spinal cord.. The Hemispheres. Left Hemisphere. Right Hemisphere. Connected by . corpus . collosum. –a bundle of 200 million nerve fibers. The Brain: Basics. The Cortex. 1/4” thick layer covering the brain. Makes human capable of higher cognitive functions. DRILL: . GET IPAD AND MIRROR!. What . shapes. could you use to draw lips?. What shapes are . your lips. ? Describe them. Which is bigger/ fuller?. Where is the . La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Lecture 5. Body and brain for language. 1. Projects. Spell out your main question(s). Make sure that it is relevant to language origins!. Define your main terms: “language”, “gesture”, “cognition”, “adaptation”, “culture” – at least provisionally. Notebooks due Thursday 3/27. Calendars due 3/27. Expressive test due Monday 4/7. See next slide. Expressive Test. INDIVIDUALLY (no groups!) make a video. You will walk us through directions on how to make your favorite dish. A startling argument . . . provocative . . . absorbing. --The Boston GlobeAmbitious . . . arresting . . . celebrates the importance of hands to our lives today as well as to the history of our species. --The New York Times Book ReviewThe human hand is a miracle of biomechanics, one of the most remarkable adaptations in the history of evolution. The hands of a concert pianist can elicit glorious sound and stir emotion those of a surgeon can perform the most delicate operations those of a rock climber allow him to scale a vertical mountain wall. Neurologist Frank R. Wilson makes the striking claim that it is because of the unique structure of the hand and its evolution in cooperation with the brain that Homo sapiens became the most intelligent, preeminent animal on the earth. In this fascinating book, Wilson moves from a discussion of the hand\'s evolution--and how its intimate communication with the brain affects such areas as neurology, psychology, and linguistics--to provocative new ideas about human creativity and how best to nurture it. Like Oliver Sacks and Stephen Jay Gould, Wilson handles a daunting range of scientific knowledge with a surprising deftness and a profound curiosity about human possibility. Provocative, illuminating, and delightful to read, The Hand encourages us to think in new ways about one of our most taken-for-granted assets.A mark of the book\'s excellence [is that] it makes the reader aware of the wonder in trivial, everyday acts, and reveals the complexity behind the simplest manipulation. --The Washington Post a) sizes. 1) describe shapes. b. ) from different perspectives. a) sizes. 2) describe patterns on objects and surfaces. 1) describe shapes. b. ) from different perspectives . a) sizes. 3) describe textures of objects.