Further Readings
Byrne, R. The Thinking Ape: Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. What is intelligence, who has it, and how did they get it? Fay, R., and A. Popper, eds. Comparative Hearing: Mammals. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994. You and your dog or cat are both mammals, so how come your pet hears someone at the front door minutes before you do? Finger, S. Origins of Neuroscience: A History of Explorations into Brain Function. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. A thorough look at one of the most fasinating areas of research in human biology. Friedman, D.P., S. Rusche, and J. Biswas. False Messengers: How Addictive Drugs Change the Brain. New York: Gorgon & Breach Publishing Group, 2000. This is a very good introduction to how chronic drug abuse affects the brain. Holloway, M. "Rx for Addiction." Scientific American, March 1991, 94-104. A look at the molecular mechanisms underlying drug addiction. Holloway, M. "Young Cells in Old Brains." Scientific American, September 2001, 30-31. This article summarizes new research that challenges the dogma that new neurons cannot be grown in an adult brain.		Musto, D. "Opium, Cocaine, and Marijuana in American History." Scientific American, July 1991, 40-47. A brief history of drug use by the general public over the last 200 years. Smith, D. V., and R. F. Margolskee. "Making Sense of Taste." Scientific American, March 2001, 32-39. Learn what scientists know about the differences between salty, sour, sweet, and bitter. St. George-Hyslop, P.H. "Piecing Together Alzheimer's." Scientific American, December 2000, 76-83. A wonderful summary of our current understanding of Alzheimer's Disease. Suga, N. "Biosonar and Neural Computation in Bats." Scientific American, June 1990, 60-68. A lucid description of how the bat brain is organized to extract information from biosonar signals. Highly recommended. Swerdlow, J. "Quiet Miracles of the Brain." Nationial Geographic, June 1995, 2-41. New research reveals the brain's flexibility and leads to ingenious treatments for the age-old disorder. Waldvogel, J. "The Bird's Eye View." American Scientist 78 (July-August 1990): 342-53. Bird vision shows some interesting and surprising variations from the visual system of mammals. This is a clearly written and well-illustrated article.
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