The rise of Homo sapiens : the evolution of modern thinking / Frederick L. Coolidge and Thomas Wynn.
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TextPublisher: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009Description: 1 online resource (vii, 308 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444308297; 1444308297; 9781444308303; 1444308300; 1282116371; 9781282116375; 9781405152532; 1405152532; 9781405152549; 1405152540Subject(s): Human beings -- Origin | Human evolution | Human evolution -- Psychological aspects | Human beings -- Psychology | Human beings | Human evolution | Denken | Evolutionary psychologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rise of Homo sapiens.DDC classification: 569.9/8 LOC classification: GN281 | .C589 2009Other classification: 77.50 Online resources: Wiley Online Library | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-300) and index.
The brain -- Working memory -- Brain evolution -- Primates -- Early hominins -- Homo erectus -- The first major leap in cognition : the tree-to-ground sleep transition -- Homo heidelbergensis and the beginnings of modern thinking -- The rise and fall of Neandertal -- The second major leap in cognition : enhanced working memory and the evolution of modern thinking.
The Rise of Homo Sapiens: The Evolution of Human Thinking presents a provocative theory about the evolution of the modern mind based on archaeological evidence and the working memory model of experimental psychologist Alan Baddeley.:.; A unique introduction and primer into the new discipline of cognitive archaeology.; Introduces scientists and college students (at all levels) to the fascinating interface between the worlds of archaeology and cognitive science.
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