Historical Development of Human Cognition A Cultural-Historical Neuropsychological Perspective /

• Main Author: Ardila, Alfredo (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research, 3
• Subjects: Educational psychology.; Education-Psychology.; Neuropsychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Educational Psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.
• Physical Description: XV, 174 p. 17 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811068874
• ISSN: 2520-1530 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6887-4

This book addresses a central question: how did cognition emerge in human history? It approaches the question from a cultural-historical, neuropsychological perspective and analyses evidence on the historical origins of cognitive activity; integrates information regarding cross-cultural differences in neuropsychological performance; and discusses how adopting a historical and cultural perspective in the behavioural neurosciences can help to arrive at a better understanding of cognition. Lastly, it proposes general guidelines for future research in the area.