Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 2009.
Lynne Isbell has developed a thesis that exceptional aspects of vision in humans and other primates evolved largely to help detect and avoid venomous snakes. She weaves together facts from anthropology, neuroscience, paleontology, and psychology to explain our emotional connection to snakes. The book is interesting and funny and the author manages to make even complex arguments accessible. Her book should be of great interest to biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, as well as the lay reader looking for a fascinating read.
Previewed by Joanne Helouvry. Click here to read the book.
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