Curious Behavior

Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond

Robert R. Provine

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$21.00 • £16.95 • €19.00

ISBN 9780674284135

Publication Date: 06/09/2014

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288 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

27 line illustrations

Belknap Press

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Robert R. Provine is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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Awards & Accolades

2012 PROSE Award, Biomedicine & Neuroscience Category, Association of American Publishers

A Library Journal Best Book of 2012

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