Foundations in Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience

Herausgeber: Platek, Steven M; Shackelford, Todd K

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An introduction to the major topics of study undertaken by evolutionary cognitive neuroscientists âEUR" such as language evolution, intelligence and face processing. The authors outline the basics of cognitive evolution and how the methods of cognitive neuroscience can be employed to answer questions about the presence of evolved cognitive adaptations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9780521711180
• ISBN-10: 0521711185
• Artikelnr.: 26100132

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to evolutionary psychology: a Darwinian approach to human
behavior and cognition Aaron T. Goetz, Todd K. Shackelford and Steven M.
Platek; 2. The evolution of general fluid intelligence David C. Geary; 3.
The role of a general cognitive factor in the evolution of human
intelligence James J. Lee; 4. Where there is an adaptation, there is a
domain: the form-function fit in information processing H. Clark Barrett;
5. Invention and community in the emergence of language: insights from new
sign languages Michael A. Arbib; 6. Origins of the language: correlation
between brain evolution and language development Alfredo Ardila; 7. The
evolutionary cognitive neuropsychology of face preferences Anthony C.
Little and Benedict C. Jones; 8. Sex differences in the neural correlates
of jealousy Hidehiko Takahashi and Yoshiro Okubo.