The genealogy of mind studying how human mental processes originated in close connection with the evolution of the brain and behavior of the ancestors of our species.

The theory of evolution originally formulated by Charles Darwin has become mandatory under better understanding all forms of life, including mental life reference.

There is currently great interest in studying and knowing the evolutionary framework related to various aspects of mental health, and have developed such guidance relevant research in the areas of psychology, neuroscience, behavioral science and several of the social sciences. The concern and care by applying modern methodology derived from the theory of evolution to medicine have led to raise questions and answers of great interest in relation to health and mental illness.

Through these studies, the authors, all experts in the areas mentioned, formulate and examine the genealogy of the mind itself from its disciplines, but especially in relation to others, in order to elucidate comprehensively the problems knowledge of this immense field of study of humans.

Compilers

Carlos Moreno B.
He graduated doctor from the National University of Colombia and MA in Education from the National Pedagogical University of Bogota. He was professor of neurophysiology and Physiological director of the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Colombia Sciences. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience at the University of Rosario and NEUROS member of the group of neuroscience research at the university. He is also author and editor of aggression and violence, as colleagues Jairo Muñoz and Jose Luis Diaz.

Jairo Muñoz-Delgado
It is ENAH physical anthropologist and doctor of psychology from the UNAM. He is also founder of the Laboratory of Human Ethology Cronoecología and the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz. Currently he is investigating the rhythms of activity in non-human primates and human ethology in relation to behavioral disorders and mental health. He is the author of nearly 60 research articles and book chapters disclosure, as well as one of the compilers of Primates, evolution and human identity (IMP 1999) Aggression and violence. Brain, behavior and bioethics (Herder-INPRFM 2010).

Jose Luis Diaz
He is a surgeon and researcher at UNAM full time since 1967. Today he works in the Department of History and Philosophy of the Faculty of Medicine of that same institution. His areas of work and interest are psychobiology, cognitive neuroscience, consciousness and the mind-body problem. He is the author of ten books and about 175 scientific articles. Among his books are The living consciousness (FCE 2007) and also in collaboration with compilers Genealogy of mind, aggression and violence. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Language.