A book is series of the researches of author, begun with sensory physiology and gradually passing to the area нейронаук, linguistics, psychology, artificial intelligence, semiotics and philosophy, - now all of it is named когнитивными researches and is an example convergence and трансдисциплинарого development of science. An initial hypothesis coincides with the name of one of divisions of book is a language as interface between a brain, consciousness and world, and it reflects position of author and his look to the evolution and nature of verbal language and other higher functions, their фило- and ontogenesis, on genetic and кросс-культурные aspects of development of consciousness and language and their cerebral коррелятов, on possibility of interspecific communication and design of human когнитивных processes. A book is counted on the intellectual reader, interested in nature man and by his mestome in the world.This series of authors research aims to shed more light on the biological foundations of human cognitive abilities - primarily on language and mind. Starting from sensory physiology it gradually moved to neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, artificial intelligence, semiotics and philosophy - all these currently forming cognitive studies and represent convergent trans - disciplinary trend inmodern science. The main idea of the book concurs with one of the chapters title - language is an interface between brain, mind and the world. It depicts authors position and understanding of language evolution and development, its phylo - and ontogeny, genetic and cross - cultural basis of mind and language and their brain correlates. Accordingly, is also discusses possible cross - species communication and modeling human cognition. The book will appeal to scholars and students and to intellectual readers interested in specificity of humans and their position in the world.3th edition