Early Evolution of Human Memory Great Apes, Tool-making, and Cognition /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Manrique, Héctor M. (Συγγραφέας), Walker, Michael J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Evolutionary biology.; Zoology.; Neuropsychology.; Biological psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Biological Psychology.; Evolutionary Biology.

This work examines the cognitive capacity of great apes in order to better understand early man and the importance of memory in the evolutionary process. It synthesizes research from comparative cognition, neuroscience, primatology as well as lithic archaeology, reviewing findings on the cognitive a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Tool-Use by Great Apes in the Wild
• 2. Great Apes, Tools, and Cognition
• 3. Early Tool-Making and the Evolution of Human Memory Systems in the Brain
• 4. Concluding Remarks. .