Minder Brain, The: How Your Brain Keeps You Alive, Protects You From Danger, And Ensures That You Reproduce - Herbert, Joe (Univ Of Cambridge, Uk)

Deals with the brain's role in survival, rather than "higher" cognitive functions (such as language or thought). This book describes the special part of the brain that keeps you alive: that makes you feel hungry when you need energy, makes you feel thirsty when you need water, and, drives you to reproduce so that your species survives.