The Unpredictable Species : What Makes Humans Unique /

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The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lieberman, Philip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Society.
Neurosciences.
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology.
Genetics (non-medical)
Evolution.
Cognition & cognitive psychology.
Anthropology.
Evolutionspsychologie
Gehirn
Evolution
Hominisation
Human evolution.
Evolutionary psychology.
Brain > Evolution.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
brains.
evolution.
Cerveau.
Évolution (Biologie)
Psychologie evolutionniste.
Homme > Évolution.
Genetic Phenomena
Brain
Biological Evolution
Brain.
Evolution (Biology)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with evidence from neuroscience, genetics, and physical anthropology, showing how our basal ganglia--structures deep within the brain whose origins predate the dinosaurs--came to play a key role.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400846702

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